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Tuesday 24 January 1961 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1312:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2412:24 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2412:24 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:251:25 PM–14:022:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:314:31 PM–17:005:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:314:31 PM–17:595:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:242:24 AM+1–28:054:05 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:339:33 AM–10:4310:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5211:52 AM–13:021:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:122:12 PM–15:213:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:184:18 PM–17:595:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2410:24 PM–23:2211:22 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

Roga07:147:14 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Udvega08:238:23 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Cara09:339:33 AM–10:4310:43 AMneutral
Lābha10:4310:43 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Amṛta11:5211:52 AM–13:021:02 PMgood
Kāla13:021:02 PM–14:122:12 PMavoid
Śubha14:122:12 PM–15:213:21 PMgood
Roga15:213:21 PM–16:314:31 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:314:31 PM–18:216:21 PMavoid
Lābha18:216:21 PM–20:118:11 PMgood
Udvega20:118:11 PM–22:0210:02 PMavoid
Śubha22:0210:02 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Amṛta23:5211:52 PM–25:421:42 AM+1good
Cara25:421:42 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1neutral
Roga27:323:32 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:235:23 AM+1–31:137:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:137:13 AM+1

07:147:14 AM sunrise16:314:31 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:2412:24 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 28:524:52 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:2412:24 PM
Bālavauntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:122:12 PM–15:213:21 PM
Pradoṣa 16:314:31 PM–18:286:28 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:213:21 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:286:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:2412:24 PMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇīpast sunriseKṛttikā
YogaŚubha28:52 04:524:52 AM WedŚukla
KaraṇaBava12:2412:24 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2017
Śaka
1882
Kali
5061
Ahargaṇa
1 848 858
Day length
9 h 17 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:2011:20 AM
Moonset
25:181:18 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:339:33 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:021:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:251:25 PM14:022:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:213:21 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:314:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:184:18 PM17:595:59 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:314:31 PM18:286:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:314:31 PM17:005:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:314:31 PM17:595:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2410:24 PM23:2211:22 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:242:24 AM+128:054:05 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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