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January 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 28 January 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:476:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:517:51 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:297:29 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:517:51 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:336:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:056:05 AM–07:297:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:384:38 PM–18:226:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:335:33 PM–18:016:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:335:33 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3112:31 PM–13:471:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:023:02 PM–16:184:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:134:13 PM–16:534:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:184:18 PM–17:335:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Udvega07:297:29 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Cara08:448:44 AM–10:0010:00 AMneutral
Lābha10:0010:00 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Amṛta11:1611:16 AM–12:3112:31 PMgood
Kāla12:3112:31 PM–13:471:47 PMavoid
Śubha13:471:47 PM–15:023:02 PMgood
Roga15:023:02 PM–16:184:18 PMavoid
Udvega16:184:18 PM–17:335:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:335:33 PM–19:187:18 PMgood
Amṛta19:187:18 PM–21:029:02 PMgood
Cara21:029:02 PM–22:4610:46 PMneutral
Roga22:4610:46 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:3112:31 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:152:15 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1good
Udvega27:593:59 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:445:44 AM+1–31:287:28 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:297:29 AM to 31:287:28 AM+1

07:297:29 AM sunrise17:335:33 PM sunsetsunrise 31:287:28 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:517:51 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 21:509:50 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 14:222:22 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:517:51 AM
Bālavauntil 20:398:39 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:184:18 PM–17:335:33 PM
Pradoṣa 17:335:33 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07 AM+1–24:5512:55 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:335:33 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 05 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī07:517:51 AMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī21:509:50 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚubha14:222:22 PMŚukla
KaraṇaBava07:517:51 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:28 07:287:28 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 645
Day length
10 h 05 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:0012:00 PM
Moonset
26:032:03 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:297:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:336:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:056:05 AM07:297:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:297:29 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3112:31 PM13:471:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:023:02 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:335:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:134:13 PM16:534:53 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:184:18 PM17:335:33 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:384:38 PM18:226:22 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:335:33 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:335:33 PM18:016:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:335:33 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07 AM+124:5512:55 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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