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February 1918 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 18 February 1918 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:279:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:368:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:568:56 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:391:39 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:002:00 PM–15:353:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:085:08 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:085:08 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:008:00 AM–09:189:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3610:36 AM–11:5511:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1512:15 PM–12:5712:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:131:13 PM–14:312:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:212:21 PM–15:023:02 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

Amṛta06:416:41 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Kāla08:008:00 AM–09:189:18 AMavoid
Śubha09:189:18 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Roga10:3610:36 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Udvega11:5511:55 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Cara13:131:13 PM–14:312:31 PMneutral
Lābha14:312:31 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Amṛta15:493:49 PM–17:085:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:085:08 PM–18:496:49 PMneutral
Roga18:496:49 PM–20:318:31 PMavoid
Kāla20:318:31 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Lābha22:1210:12 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Udvega23:5411:54 PM–25:351:35 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:351:35 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1good
Amṛta27:173:17 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1good
Cara28:584:58 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:406:40 AM+1

06:416:41 AM sunrise17:085:08 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:368:36 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 16:224:22 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 17:125:12 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:568:56 AM
Bavauntil 20:368:36 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:008:00 AM–09:189:18 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:085:08 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18 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 09:189:18 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:368:36 PMNavamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā16:224:22 PMRohiṇī
YogaIndra17:125:12 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:568:56 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1974
Śaka
1839
Kali
5018
Ahargaṇa
1 833 177
Day length
10 h 26 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:569:56 AM
Moonset
25:591:59 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:189:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM11:5511:55 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1512:15 PM12:5712:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:312:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:391:39 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:002:00 PM15:353:35 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:212:21 PM15:023:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:085:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:085:08 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:085:08 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:085:08 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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