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Tuesday 27 January 2015 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:221:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2312:23 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:117:11 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:568:56 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:271:27 PM–14:042:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:354:35 PM–17:045:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:354:35 PM–18:026:02 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–09:419:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:329:32 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:479:47 AM–11:2011:20 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5311:53 AM–13:031:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:142:14 PM–15:243:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2510:25 PM–23:2311:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:1511:15 PM–24:5112:51 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

Roga07:117:11 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Udvega08:218:21 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Cara09:329:32 AM–10:4210:42 AMneutral
Lābha10:4210:42 AM–11:5311:53 AMgood
Amṛta11:5311:53 AM–13:031:03 PMgood
Kāla13:031:03 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Śubha14:142:14 PM–15:243:24 PMgood
Roga15:243:24 PM–16:354:35 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:354:35 PM–18:246:24 PMavoid
Lābha18:246:24 PM–20:148:14 PMgood
Udvega20:148:14 PM–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Śubha22:0310:03 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Amṛta23:5211:52 PM–25:421:42 AM+1good
Cara25:421:42 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1neutral
Roga27:313:31 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:205:20 AM+1–31:107:10 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:107:10 AM+1

07:117:11 AM sunrise16:354:35 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 13:401:40 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 08:568:56 AM
Śubhauntil 31:047:04 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:4812:48 PM
Bavauntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:142:14 PM–15:243:24 PM
Pradoṣa 16:354:35 PM–18:326:32 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. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:243:24 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 24 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:326:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī24:23 00:2312:23 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī13:401:40 PMBharaṇī
YogaSādhya08:568:56 AMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:4812:48 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:10 07:107:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 584
Day length
9 h 24 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
10:4510:45 AM
Moonset
24:5712:57 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM09:419:41 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:479:47 AM11:2011:20 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5311:53 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM14:422:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:271:27 PM14:042:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:142:14 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:422:42 PM16:354:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:354:35 PM18:326:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:354:35 PM17:045:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:354:35 PM18:026:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2510:25 PM23:2311:23 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1511:15 PM24:5112:51 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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