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Thursday 21 February 1957 · Bucharest, Romania

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:062:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:432:43 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:192:19 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:185:18 PM–18:596:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:525:52 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:525:52 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:077:07 AM–08:288:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:137:13 AM–08:548:54 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:489:48 AM–11:0911:09 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4210:42 AM–11:2511:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:501:50 PM–15:113:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:003:00 PM–15:433:43 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

Śubha07:077:07 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Roga08:288:28 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Udvega09:489:48 AM–11:0911:09 AMavoid
Cara11:0911:09 AM–12:3012:30 PMneutral
Lābha12:3012:30 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Amṛta13:501:50 PM–15:113:11 PMgood
Kāla15:113:11 PM–16:314:31 PMavoid
Śubha16:314:31 PM–17:525:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:525:52 PM–19:317:31 PMgood
Cara19:317:31 PM–21:109:10 PMneutral
Roga21:109:10 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Kāla22:5010:50 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2912:29 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1good
Udvega26:082:08 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:473:47 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1good
Amṛta29:265:26 AM+1–31:067:06 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:067:06 AM+1

07:077:07 AM sunrise17:525:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:067:06 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:432:43 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 28:144:14 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 22:2610:26 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:192:19 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:432:43 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:501:50 PM–15:113:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:525:52 PM–19:387:38 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:113:11 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī26:43 02:432:43 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā28:14 04:144:14 AM FriJyeṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta22:2610:26 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava14:192:19 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:06 07:067:06 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 425
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
26:072:07 AM+1
Moonset
10:4110:41 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:077:07 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:137:13 AM08:548:54 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:489:48 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4210:42 AM11:2511:25 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:501:50 PM15:113:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:003:00 PM15:433:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM17:525:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:185:18 PM18:596:59 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:525:52 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:525:52 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:525:52 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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