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Monday 16 February 1959 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:032:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:334:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:446:44 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:334:33 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:352:35 PM–16:224:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:028:02 AM–09:209:20 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3710:37 AM–11:5511:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1512:15 PM–12:5712:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:302:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:192:19 PM–15:013:01 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

Amṛta06:446:44 AM–08:028:02 AMgood
Kāla08:028:02 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Śubha09:209:20 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Roga10:3710:37 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Udvega11:5511:55 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:302:30 PMneutral
Lābha14:302:30 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Amṛta15:473:47 PM–17:055:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:055:05 PM–18:476:47 PMneutral
Roga18:476:47 PM–20:298:29 PMavoid
Kāla20:298:29 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Udvega23:5411:54 PM–25:361:36 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:361:36 AM+1–27:183:18 AM+1good
Amṛta27:183:18 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1good
Cara29:015:01 AM+1–30:436:43 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:436:43 AM+1

06:446:44 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:436:43 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:334:33 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 17:165:16 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 22:4910:49 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:334:33 PM
Bālavauntil 29:395:39 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:028:02 AM–09:209:20 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–18:546:54 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 09:209:20 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 20 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī16:334:33 PMNavamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā17:165:16 PMRohiṇī
YogaIndra22:4910:49 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava16:334:33 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:43 06:436:43 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 150
Day length
10 h 20 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
10:4310:43 AM
Moonset
25:371:37 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:028:02 AM09:209:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3710:37 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 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:302:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:192:19 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:352:35 PM16:224:22 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:055:05 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:055:05 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:055:05 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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