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February 2013 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 18 February 2013 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:163:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:495:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:022:02 PM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 49 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, 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 muhūrta05:315:31 AM–06:246:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:2111:21 AM–13:081:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:292:29 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:388:38 AM–09:599:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2011:20 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–15:233:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:123:12 PM–15:563:56 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

Amṛta07:177:17 AM–08:388:38 AMgood
Kāla08:388:38 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Śubha09:599:59 AM–11:2011:20 AMgood
Roga11:2011:20 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Udvega12:4112:41 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Cara14:022:02 PM–15:233:23 PMneutral
Lābha15:233:23 PM–16:444:44 PMgood
Amṛta16:444:44 PM–18:066:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:066:06 PM–19:447:44 PMneutral
Roga19:447:44 PM–21:239:23 PMavoid
Kāla21:239:23 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Lābha23:0211:02 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1good
Udvega24:4012:40 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:192:19 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1good
Amṛta27:583:58 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1good
Cara29:375:37 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:177:17 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:495:49 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 14:022:02 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 15:503:50 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:495:49 PM
Bālavauntil 31:107:10 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:388:38 AM–09:599:59 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16 AM+1–25:041:04 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 09:599:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  5. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 49 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04 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 Aṣṭamī17:495:49 PMNavamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā14:022:02 PMRohiṇī
YogaIndra15:503:50 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava17:495:49 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 876
Day length
10 h 49 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
11:3011:30 AM
Moonset
26:162:16 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:315:31 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:315:31 AM06:246:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:388:38 AM09:599:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2011:20 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:2111:21 AM13:081:08 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 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 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:022:02 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:292:29 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:123:12 PM15:563:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16 AM+125:041:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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