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Wednesday 21 February 1968 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:2912:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2910:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2811:28 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonHarbin11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:084:08 PM–17:395:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:075:07 PM–17:335:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:075:07 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya07:037:03 AM–08:348:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa07:487:48 AM–09:089:08 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2810:28 AM–11:4811:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2611:26 AM–12:0912:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4811:48 AM–13:071:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:296:29 AM–07:487:48 AMgood
Amṛta07:487:48 AM–09:089:08 AMgood
Kāla09:089:08 AM–10:2810:28 AMavoid
Śubha10:2810:28 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Roga11:4811:48 AM–13:071:07 PMavoid
Udvega13:071:07 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Cara14:272:27 PM–15:473:47 PMneutral
Lābha15:473:47 PM–17:075:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:075:07 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid
Śubha18:476:47 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Amṛta20:278:27 PM–22:0710:07 PMgood
Cara22:0710:07 PM–23:4711:47 PMneutral
Roga23:4711:47 PM–25:271:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:271:27 AM+1–27:073:07 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:073:07 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1good
Udvega28:474:47 AM+1–30:276:27 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:276:27 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise17:075:07 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:2910:29 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 25:591:59 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 22:3810:38 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:2811:28 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:2910:29 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4811:48 AM–13:071:07 PM
Pradoṣa 17:075:07 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:071:07 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 38 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī22:2910:29 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā25:59 01:591:59 AM ThuJyeṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta22:3810:38 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava11:2811:28 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2024
Śaka
1889
Kali
5068
Ahargaṇa
1 851 442
Day length
10 h 38 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
26:052:05 AM+1
Moonset
09:349:34 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:037:03 AM08:348:34 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:487:48 AM09:089:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:071:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM17:075:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:084:08 PM17:395:39 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:075:07 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:075:07 PM17:335:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:075:07 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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