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Sunday 19 February 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:4811:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 14:182:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:182:18 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 11 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:2610:26 AM–12:1412:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:2412:24 PM–13:541:54 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:233:23 PM–16:534:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:474:47 PM–17:345:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:534:53 PM–18:226:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:214:21 AM+1–30:086:08 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

Udvega06:276:27 AM–07:567:56 AMavoid
Cara07:567:56 AM–09:269:26 AMneutral
Lābha09:269:26 AM–10:5510:55 AMgood
Amṛta10:5510:55 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Kāla12:2412:24 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Śubha13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PMgood
Roga15:233:23 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid
Udvega16:534:53 PM–18:226:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:226:22 PM–19:537:53 PMgood
Amṛta19:537:53 PM–21:239:23 PMgood
Cara21:239:23 PM–22:5410:54 PMneutral
Roga22:5410:54 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:2412:24 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:551:55 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1good
Udvega27:253:25 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:564:56 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:266:26 AM+1

06:276:27 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:182:18 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 22:0610:06 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 21:159:15 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:182:18 PM
Taitilauntil 27:313:31 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:534:53 PM–18:226:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:226:22 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī14:182:18 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā22:0610:06 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta21:159:15 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKaulava14:182:18 PMTaitila
VāraRavivāra30:26 06:266:26 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 338
Day length
11 h 55 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
25:071:07 AM+1
Moonset
12:2312:23 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:2610:26 AM12:1412:14 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:233:23 PM16:534:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:474:47 PM17:345:34 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:534:53 PM18:226:22 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:214:21 AM+130:086:08 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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