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Thursday 31 January 1974 · Luanda, Angola

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:588:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:108:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:398:39 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:038:03 PM–21:389:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:066:06 AM–07:407:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:139:13 AM–10:4710:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1610:16 AM–11:0611:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:3410:34 AM–12:0912:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:541:54 PM–15:283:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:153:15 PM–16:054:05 PMan 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

Śubha06:066:06 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Roga07:407:40 AM–09:139:13 AMavoid
Udvega09:139:13 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Cara10:4710:47 AM–12:2012:20 PMneutral
Lābha12:2012:20 PM–13:541:54 PMgood
Amṛta13:541:54 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Kāla15:283:28 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Śubha17:015:01 PM–18:356:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:356:35 PM–20:018:01 PMgood
Cara20:018:01 PM–21:289:28 PMneutral
Roga21:289:28 PM–22:5410:54 PMavoid
Kāla22:5410:54 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2112:21 AM+1–25:471:47 AM+1good
Udvega25:471:47 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:133:13 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1good
Amṛta28:404:40 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:066:06 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:108:10 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 24:4812:48 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 11:1411:14 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:398:39 AM
Bavauntil 20:108:10 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:541:54 PM–15:283:28 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:283:28 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 29 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:108:10 PMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī24:48 00:4812:48 AM FriKṛttikā
YogaŚubha11:1411:14 AMŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:398:39 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:06 06:066:06 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 613
Day length
12 h 29 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:1812:18 PM
Moonset
24:1412:14 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:066:06 AM07:407:40 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:139:13 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1610:16 AM11:0611:06 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3410:34 AM12:0912:09 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:541:54 PM15:283:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:153:15 PM16:054:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:038:03 PM21:389:38 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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