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Monday 15 February 2016 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:424:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:572:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:572:57 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 11 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 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 muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:213:21 PM–16:534:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:046:04 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:046:04 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:397:39 AM–09:089:08 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3810:38 AM–12:0712:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3112:31 PM–13:181:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:361:36 PM–15:053:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:532:53 PM–15:413:41 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

Amṛta06:106:10 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Kāla07:397:39 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Śubha09:089:08 AM–10:3810:38 AMgood
Roga10:3810:38 AM–12:0712:07 PMavoid
Udvega12:0712:07 PM–13:361:36 PMavoid
Cara13:361:36 PM–15:053:05 PMneutral
Lābha15:053:05 PM–16:354:35 PMgood
Amṛta16:354:35 PM–18:046:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:046:04 PM–19:357:35 PMneutral
Roga19:357:35 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Kāla21:059:05 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Lābha22:3610:36 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Udvega24:0712:07 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:371:37 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1good
Amṛta27:083:08 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1good
Cara28:394:39 AM+1–30:106:10 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10 AM+1

06:106:10 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:572:57 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 17:395:39 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 24:1912:19 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:572:57 PM
Bālavauntil 26:132:13 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:397:39 AM–09:089:08 AM
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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 09:089:08 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 54 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī14:572:57 PMNavamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā17:395:39 PMRohiṇī
YogaIndra24:19 00:1912:19 AM TueVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava14:572:57 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 968
Day length
11 h 54 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
12:0612:06 PM
Moonset
24:4512:45 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:089:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:181:18 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:361:36 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:532:53 PM15:413:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:213:21 PM16:534:53 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:046:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:046:04 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:046:04 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:046:04 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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