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Saturday 29 January 2050 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:045:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:444:44+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Ratha Saptamī

Saptamī covers 30 of 97 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4312:43 PM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° 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
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:116:11 AM–07:407:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:116:11 AM–06:586:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:586:58 AM–07:467:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:468:46 AM–10:2110:21 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:099:09 AM–10:3710:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:341:34 PM–15:033:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:3210:32 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMa 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

Kāla06:116:11 AM–07:407:40 AMavoid
Śubha07:407:40 AM–09:099:09 AMgood
Roga09:099:09 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Udvega10:3710:37 AM–12:0612:06 PMavoid
Cara12:0612:06 PM–13:341:34 PMneutral
Lābha13:341:34 PM–15:033:03 PMgood
Amṛta15:033:03 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Kāla16:324:32 PM–18:006:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:006:00 PM–19:327:32 PMgood
Udvega19:327:32 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Śubha21:039:03 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Amṛta22:3410:34 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMgood
Cara24:0612:06+1 AM–25:371:37+1 AMneutral
Roga25:371:37+1 AM–27:093:09+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:093:09+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:404:40+1 AM–30:116:11+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:116:11 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:444:44+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 12:4312:43 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 26:102:10+1 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:484:48 PM
Bavauntil 28:444:44+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:099:09 AM–10:3710:37 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30+1 AM

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3710:37 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī28:44 04:444:44 AM SunNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī12:4312:43 PMBharaṇī
YogaŚubha26:10 02:102:10 AM SunŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:484:48 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra30:11 06:116:11 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2106
Śaka
1971
Kali
5150
Ahargaṇa
1 881 370
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:2811:28 AM
Moonset
24:0612:06+1 AM

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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:116:11 AM07:407:40 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:116:11 AM06:586:58 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:586:58 AM07:467:46 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:468:46 AM10:2110:21 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:099:09 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3210:32 PM24:1012:10+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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