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Tuesday 27 January 2015 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:221:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2312:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2312:23 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, 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 muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:508:50 PM–22:2610:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:338:33 AM–09:209:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:089:08 AM–10:3710:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1511:15 AM–12:5112:51 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:0512:05 PM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:023:02 PM–16:314:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5210:52 PM–23:4111:41 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

Roga06:116:11 AM–07:407:40 AMavoid
Udvega07:407:40 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Cara09:089:08 AM–10:3710:37 AMneutral
Lābha10:3710:37 AM–12:0512:05 PMgood
Amṛta12:0512:05 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Śubha15:023:02 PM–16:314:31 PMgood
Roga16:314:31 PM–18:006:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:006:00 PM–19:317:31 PMavoid
Lābha19:317:31 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Udvega21:039:03 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Śubha22:3410:34 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0512:05 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1good
Cara25:371:37 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1neutral
Roga27:083:08 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:404:40 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:116:11 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:2312:23 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 25:381:38 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 19:047:04 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:2312:23 PM
Bālavauntil 24:0712:07 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:023:02 PM–16:314:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29 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 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:314:31 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:2312:23 PMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī25:38 01:381:38 AM WedKṛttikā
YogaŚubha19:047:04 PMŚukla
KaraṇaBava12:2312:23 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 584
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:0812:08 PM
Moonset
24:4412:44 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:338:33 AM09:209:20 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1511:15 AM12:5112:51 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0512:05 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:023:02 PM16:314:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:508:50 PM22:2610:26 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5210:52 PM23:4111:41 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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