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January 2015 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 27 January 2015 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:221:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2312:23+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:547:54 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:568:56 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:096:09 AM–07:027:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:366:36 AM–07:547:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:001:00 PM–13:441:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:113:11 PM–15:553:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–20:088:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya09:479:47 AM–11:2011:20 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:0510:05 AM–10:4910:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3810:38 AM–12:0012:00 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:221:22 PM–14:442:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:064:06 PM–17:285:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:1511:15 PM–24:5112:51+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta24:0312:03+1 AM–24:5612:56+1 AMan 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

Roga07:547:54 AM–09:169:16 AMavoid
Udvega09:169:16 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Cara10:3810:38 AM–12:0012:00 PMneutral
Lābha12:0012:00 PM–13:221:22 PMgood
Amṛta13:221:22 PM–14:442:44 PMgood
Kāla14:442:44 PM–16:064:06 PMavoid
Śubha16:064:06 PM–17:285:28 PMgood
Roga17:285:28 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:506:50 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Lābha20:288:28 PM–22:0610:06 PMgood
Udvega22:0610:06 PM–23:4411:44 PMavoid
Śubha23:4411:44 PM–25:221:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:221:22+1 AM–27:003:00+1 AMgood
Cara27:003:00+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMneutral
Roga28:384:38+1 AM–30:166:16+1 AMavoid
Kāla30:166:16+1 AM–31:547:54+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:547:54 AM to 31:547:54+1 AM

07:547:54 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 31:547:54+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:2312:23+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 13:401:40 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 08:568:56 AM
Śubhauntil 31:047:04+1 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:4812:48 PM
Bavauntil 24:2312:23+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:001:00 PM–13:441:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:064:06 PM–17:285:28 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:348:34 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58+1 AM–25:461:46+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:441:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:285:28 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 55 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:348:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī24:23 00:2312:23 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī13:401:40 PMBharaṇī
YogaSādhya08:568:56 AMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:4812:48 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:54 07:547:54 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 584
Day length
10 h 55 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:4512:45 PM
Moonset
25:571:57+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:096:09 AM07:547:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:096:09 AM07:027:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:366:36 AM07:547:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:547:54 AM10:0510:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:479:47 AM11:2011:20 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0510:05 AM12:1612:16 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0510:05 AM10:4910:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:441:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:221:22 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:272:27 PM16:384:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:113:11 PM15:553:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:064:06 PM17:285:28 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:384:38 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:348:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM20:088:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1511:15 PM24:5112:51+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:0312:03+1 AM24:5612:56+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58+1 AM25:461:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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