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Tuesday 6 March 2040 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:134:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:212:21 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:436:43 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:193:19 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 268° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:436:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:416:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:458:45 PM–22:1710:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:029:02 AM–09:489:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:369:36 AM–11:0311:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3811:38 AM–13:091:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:3012:30 PM–13:561:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:233:23 PM–16:494:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1411:14 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga06:436:43 AM–08:108:10 AMavoid
Udvega08:108:10 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Cara09:369:36 AM–11:0311:03 AMneutral
Lābha11:0311:03 AM–12:3012:30 PMgood
Amṛta12:3012:30 PM–13:561:56 PMgood
Kāla13:561:56 PM–15:233:23 PMavoid
Śubha15:233:23 PM–16:494:49 PMgood
Roga16:494:49 PM–18:166:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:166:16 PM–19:497:49 PMavoid
Lābha19:497:49 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Udvega21:229:22 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Śubha22:5610:56 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2912:29 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1good
Cara26:022:02 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1neutral
Roga27:353:35 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:095:09 AM+1–30:426:42 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:436:43 AM to 30:426:42 AM+1

06:436:43 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 30:426:42 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:212:21 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 29:075:07 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 25:101:10 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:193:19 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:212:21 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:233:23 PM–16:494:49 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05 AM+1–24:5312:53 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:494:49 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī26:21 02:212:21 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā29:07 05:075:07 AM WedMūla
YogaVajra25:10 01:101:10 AM WedSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava15:193:19 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:42 06:426:42 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2096
Śaka
1961
Kali
5140
Ahargaṇa
1 877 754
Day length
11 h 33 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
26:152:15 AM+1
Moonset
10:4710:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:436:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:436:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:436:43 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:029:02 AM09:489:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:369:36 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3811:38 AM13:091:09 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3012:30 PM13:561:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:233:23 PM16:494:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:416:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:458:45 PM22:1710:17 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1411:14 PM24:0412:04 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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