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Thursday 12 February 2015 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:2411:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0312:03+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:467:46 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:249:24 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

13:231:23 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:231:23 PM
At noon, 13:231:23 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 271° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:046:04 AM–06:556:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:306:30 AM–07:467:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:3810:38 AM–12:2012:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:011:01 PM–13:461:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:163:16 PM–16:014:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:017:01 PM–19:267:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:017:01 PM–20:178:17 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:467:46 AM–09:119:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3510:35 AM–11:5911:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3111:31 AM–12:1612:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:482:48 PM–16:124:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:014:01 PM–16:464:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:0112:01+1 AM–25:391:39+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

Śubha07:467:46 AM–09:119:11 AMgood
Roga09:119:11 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Udvega10:3510:35 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Cara11:5911:59 AM–13:231:23 PMneutral
Lābha13:231:23 PM–14:482:48 PMgood
Amṛta14:482:48 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Kāla16:124:12 PM–17:365:36 PMavoid
Śubha17:365:36 PM–19:017:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:017:01 PM–20:368:36 PMgood
Cara20:368:36 PM–22:1210:12 PMneutral
Roga22:1210:12 PM–23:4811:48 PMavoid
Kāla23:4811:48 PM–25:231:23+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:231:23+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMgood
Udvega26:592:59+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:344:34+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMgood
Amṛta30:106:10+1 AM–31:467:46+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:467:46 AM to 31:467:46+1 AM

07:467:46 AM sunrise19:017:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:467:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:0312:03+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 19:567:56 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 09:249:24 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:5011:50 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:0312:03+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:011:01 PM–13:461:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:482:48 PM–16:124:12 PM
Pradoṣa 19:017:01 PM–20:438:43 PM
Niśītha 24:5912:59+1 AM–25:471:47+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:461:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:124:12 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:438:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:471:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī24:03 00:0312:03 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā19:567:56 PMAnurādhā
YogaVṛddhi09:249:24 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava11:5011:50 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:46 07:467:46 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 600
Day length
11 h 14 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:112:11+1 AM
Moonset
12:3812:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:046:04 AM07:467:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:046:04 AM06:556:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:306:30 AM07:467:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:467:46 AM10:0110:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:467:46 AM09:119:11 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0110:01 AM12:1612:16 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:3810:38 AM12:2012:20 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1612:16 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:461:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:312:31 PM16:464:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:482:48 PM16:124:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:163:16 PM16:014:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:014:01 PM16:464:46 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:464:46 PM19:017:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:017:01 PM20:438:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:017:01 PM19:267:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:017:01 PM20:178:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:0112:01+1 AM25:391:39+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5912:59+1 AM25:471:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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