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February 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 2 February 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:048:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:507:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:507:50 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 11 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 99° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 58% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 99° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3112:31 PM–13:181:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:532:53 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:288:28 AM–09:579:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:219:21 AM–10:0910:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2611:26 AM–12:5412:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:181:18 PM–14:052:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:523:52 PM–17:215:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:549:54 PM–23:2811:28 PMa 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

Cara06:596:59 AM–08:288:28 AMneutral
Lābha08:288:28 AM–09:579:57 AMgood
Amṛta09:579:57 AM–11:2611:26 AMgood
Kāla11:2611:26 AM–12:5412:54 PMavoid
Śubha12:5412:54 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Roga14:232:23 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid
Udvega15:523:52 PM–17:215:21 PMavoid
Cara17:215:21 PM–18:496:49 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:496:49 PM–20:218:21 PMavoid
Kāla20:218:21 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Lābha21:529:52 PM–23:2311:23 PMgood
Udvega23:2311:23 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:5412:54+1 AM–26:262:26+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:262:26+1 AM–27:573:57+1 AMgood
Cara27:573:57+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMneutral
Roga29:285:28+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:507:50 AM
Navamīuntil 30:536:53+1 AM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 10:0610:06 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 16:274:27 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:507:50 AM
Bālavauntil 19:277:27 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:536:53+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2611:26 AM–12:5412:54 PM
Abhijit 12:3112:31 PM–13:181:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:278:27 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30+1 AM–25:181:18+1 AM

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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5412:54 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:181:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 50 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:278:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī07:507:50 AMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī10:0610:06 AMKṛttikā
YogaŚukla16:274:27 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava07:507:50 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:59 06:596:59 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 477
Day length
11 h 50 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:091:09 PM
Moonset
25:471:47+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:219:21 AM10:0910:09 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2611:26 AM12:5412:54 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:181:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:181:18 PM14:052:05 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:052:05 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:532:53 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:523:52 PM17:215:21 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:278:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:147:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:549:54 PM23:2811:28 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30+1 AM25:181:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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