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Wednesday 2 March 2016 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:226:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:507:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:507:50 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:259:25 AM–11:0711:07 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:046:04 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:046:04 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:357:35 AM–09:059:05 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3510:35 AM–12:0512:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0512:05 PM–13:351:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:103:10 AM+1–28:504:50 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

Lābha06:056:05 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Amṛta07:357:35 AM–09:059:05 AMgood
Kāla09:059:05 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Śubha10:3510:35 AM–12:0512:05 PMgood
Roga12:0512:05 PM–13:351:35 PMavoid
Udvega13:351:35 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Cara15:053:05 PM–16:354:35 PMneutral
Lābha16:354:35 PM–18:046:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:046:04 PM–19:347:34 PMavoid
Śubha19:347:34 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Amṛta21:049:04 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Cara22:3410:34 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0412:04 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:341:34 AM+1–27:043:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:043:04 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1good
Udvega28:344:34 AM+1–30:046:04 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:046:04 AM+1

06:056:05 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:507:50 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 18:506:50 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 21:079:07 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:507:50 AM
Taitilauntil 20:188:18 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0512:05 PM–13:351:35 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:351:35 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 00 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī07:507:50 AMNavamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā18:506:50 PMMūla
YogaVajra21:079:07 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaKaulava07:507:50 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:04 06:046:04 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 984
Day length
12 h 00 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
25:071:07 AM+1
Moonset
12:1912:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:357:35 AM09:059:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:259:25 AM11:0711:07 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:0512:05 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0512:05 PM13:351:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:046:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:046:04 PM19:407:40 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
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:103:10 AM+128:504:50 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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