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February 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 1 February 1978 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:271:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0712:07 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

12:0312:03 PM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 82° 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 276° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 276° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:316:31 PM–20:038:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:407:40 AM–09:139:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:209:20 AM–10:5210:52 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:4710:47 AM–12:2112:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5611:56 AM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2112:21 PM–13:541:54 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

Lābha06:066:06 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Amṛta07:407:40 AM–09:139:13 AMgood
Kāla09:139:13 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Śubha10:4710:47 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Roga12:2112:21 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Udvega13:541:54 PM–15:283:28 PMavoid
Cara15:283:28 PM–17:015:01 PMneutral
Lābha17:015:01 PM–18:356:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:356:35 PM–20:018:01 PMavoid
Śubha20:018:01 PM–21:289:28 PMgood
Amṛta21:289:28 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Cara22:5410:54 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2112:21 AM+1–25:471:47 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:471:47 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:143:14 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1good
Udvega28:404:40 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:076:07 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:0712:07 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 26:562:56 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 12:0312:03 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:0712:07 PM
Taitilauntil 23:1411:14 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2112:21 PM–13:541:54 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:541:54 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 29 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī12:0712:07 PMNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā26:56 02:562:56 AM ThuAnurādhā
YogaGaṇḍa12:0312:03 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava12:0712:07 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:07 06:076:07 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 075
Day length
12 h 29 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:4912:49 AM+1
Moonset
12:3712:37 PM

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 day07:407:40 AM09:139:13 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:209:20 AM10:5210:52 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:316:31 PM20:038:03 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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