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Tuesday 26 January 1988 · Bucharest, Romania

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1212:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4611:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:427:42 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4611:46 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:446:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:156:15 AM–07:427:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:155:15 PM–17:445:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:155:15 PM–18:416:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5810:58 PM–24:3612:36 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:369:36 AM–10:1410:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0510:05 AM–11:1711:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2812:28 PM–13:401:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:081:08 PM–14:462:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:522:52 PM–16:034:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0111:01 PM–23:5911:59 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

Roga07:427:42 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Udvega08:538:53 AM–10:0510:05 AMavoid
Cara10:0510:05 AM–11:1711:17 AMneutral
Lābha11:1711:17 AM–12:2812:28 PMgood
Amṛta12:2812:28 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Kāla13:401:40 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Śubha14:522:52 PM–16:034:03 PMgood
Roga16:034:03 PM–17:155:15 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:155:15 PM–19:037:03 PMavoid
Lābha19:037:03 PM–20:518:51 PMgood
Udvega20:518:51 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Śubha22:4010:40 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2812:28 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1good
Cara26:162:16 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1neutral
Roga28:044:04 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:525:52 AM+1–31:417:41 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:427:42 AM to 31:417:41 AM+1

07:427:42 AM sunrise17:155:15 PM sunsetsunrise 31:417:41 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:4611:46 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 27:533:53 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 23:1911:19 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:4611:46 AM
Bālavauntil 23:4711:47 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:522:52 PM–16:034:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:155:15 PM–19:107:10 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:034:03 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:4611:46 AMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī27:53 03:533:53 AM WedKṛttikā
YogaŚubha23:1911:19 PMŚukla
KaraṇaBava11:4611:46 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:41 07:417:41 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 721
Day length
9 h 33 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:1111:11 AM
Moonset
26:262:26 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:465:46 AM07:427:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:465:46 AM06:446:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:156:15 AM07:427:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:427:42 AM09:369:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:369:36 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:369:36 AM10:1410:14 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2812:28 PM13:401:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:081:08 PM14:462:46 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:034:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:155:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:155:15 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:155:15 PM17:445:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:155:15 PM18:416:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5810:58 PM24:3612:36 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0111:01 PM23:5911:59 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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