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Wednesday 28 January 1920 · Bucharest, Romania

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:086:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:304:30 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Ratha Saptamī

Saptamī covers 39 of 115 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:247:24 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:357:35 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 87° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:295:29 AM–06:276:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:585:58 AM–07:247:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:028:02 AM–09:359:35 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:368:36 AM–09:499:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0111:01 AM–12:1312:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0811:08 AM–12:4112:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:3212:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1312:13 PM–13:251:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:1012:10 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha07:247:24 AM–08:368:36 AMgood
Amṛta08:368:36 AM–09:499:49 AMgood
Kāla09:499:49 AM–11:0111:01 AMavoid
Śubha11:0111:01 AM–12:1312:13 PMgood
Roga12:1312:13 PM–13:251:25 PMavoid
Udvega13:251:25 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Cara14:372:37 PM–15:493:49 PMneutral
Lābha15:493:49 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:015:01 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid
Śubha18:496:49 PM–20:378:37 PMgood
Amṛta20:378:37 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Cara22:2410:24 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1212:12 AM+1–26:002:00 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:002:00 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:483:48 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1good
Udvega29:365:36 AM+1–31:237:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:247:24 AM to 31:237:23 AM+1

07:247:24 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:304:30 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 15:003:00 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 07:357:35 AM
Śubhauntil 29:025:02 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 17:225:22 PM
Bavauntil 28:304:30 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1312:13 PM–13:251:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:251:25 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī28:30 04:304:30 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī15:003:00 PMBharaṇī
YogaSādhya07:357:35 AMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi17:225:22 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:23 07:237:23 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1976
Śaka
1841
Kali
5020
Ahargaṇa
1 833 886
Day length
9 h 37 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
10:4310:43 AM
Moonset
25:131:13 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:295:29 AM07:247:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:295:29 AM06:276:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:585:58 AM07:247:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:247:24 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:028:02 AM09:359:35 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:368:36 AM09:499:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0111:01 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0811:08 AM12:4112:41 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1312:13 PM13:251:25 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:1012:10 AM+125:411:41 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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