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Monday 31 January 1955 · Bucharest, Romania

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:058:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:046:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1910:19 AM

Śubha gives way to Śukla.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:406:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:225:22 PM–17:505:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:225:22 PM–18:476:47 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:266:26 PM–19:567:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:508:50 AM–10:0310:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:229:22 AM–10:5310:53 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1611:16 AM–12:2912:29 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4912:49 PM–13:281:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:421:42 PM–14:562:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:462:46 PM–15:253:25 PMan 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

Amṛta07:377:37 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Kāla08:508:50 AM–10:0310:03 AMavoid
Śubha10:0310:03 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Roga11:1611:16 AM–12:2912:29 PMavoid
Udvega12:2912:29 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Cara13:421:42 PM–14:562:56 PMneutral
Lābha14:562:56 PM–16:094:09 PMgood
Amṛta16:094:09 PM–17:225:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:225:22 PM–19:097:09 PMneutral
Roga19:097:09 PM–20:558:55 PMavoid
Kāla20:558:55 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Lābha22:4210:42 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1good
Udvega24:2912:29 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:152:15 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1good
Amṛta28:024:02 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good
Cara29:495:49 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:225:22 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:046:04 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 22:5810:58 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 10:1910:19 AM
Śuklauntil 31:247:24 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:046:04 PM
Bālavauntil 29:015:01 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:508:50 AM–10:0310:03 AM
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Pradoṣa 17:225:22 PM–19:167:16 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0310:03 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:046:04 PMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī22:5810:58 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚubha10:1910:19 AMŚukla
KaraṇaBava18:046:04 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:36 07:367:36 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2011
Śaka
1876
Kali
5055
Ahargaṇa
1 846 673
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
10:5410:54 AM
Moonset
26:162:16 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:406:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:349:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:0310:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:229:22 AM10:5310:53 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:349:34 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:2912:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:281:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:421:42 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:462:46 PM15:253:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:225:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:225:22 PM19:167:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:225:22 PM17:505:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:225:22 PM18:476:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:266:26 PM19:567:56 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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