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February 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 16 February 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, 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

07:207:20 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:334:33 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 54% 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 muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:276:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:016:01 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:352:35 PM–16:224:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:418:41 AM–10:0110:01 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2111:21 AM–12:4112:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:031:03 PM–13:461:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:022:02 PM–15:223:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:113:11 PM–15:543:54 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

Amṛta07:207:20 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Kāla08:418:41 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Śubha10:0110:01 AM–11:2111:21 AMgood
Roga11:2111:21 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Udvega12:4112:41 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Cara14:022:02 PM–15:223:22 PMneutral
Lābha15:223:22 PM–16:424:42 PMgood
Amṛta16:424:42 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:026:02 PM–19:427:42 PMneutral
Roga19:427:42 PM–21:219:21 PMavoid
Kāla21:219:21 PM–23:0111:01 PMavoid
Lābha23:0111:01 PM–24:4112:41 AM+1good
Udvega24:4112:41 AM+1–26:202:20 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:202:20 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1good
Amṛta28:004:00 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1good
Cara29:405:40 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
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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 08:418:41 AM–10:0110:01 AM
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17 AM+1–25:051:05 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 10:0110:01 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05 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
VāraSomavāra31:19 07:197:19 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 42 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
11:4611:46 AM
Moonset
26:092:09 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:345:34 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:345:34 AM06:276:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:016:01 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:299:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:418:41 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:299:29 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2111:21 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:461:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:022:02 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:282:28 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:352:35 PM16:224:22 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:113:11 PM15:543:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17 AM+125:051:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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