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Sunday 4 February 1979 · Luanda, Angola

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:401:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:441:44 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:076:07 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0612:06 PM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 83° above S. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:076:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:107:10 AM–08:498:49 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:262:26 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

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:2112:21 PM–13:541:54 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:283:28 PM–17:015:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:554:55 PM–17:455:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:015:01 PM–18:356:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:4412:44 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1a 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

Udvega06:076:07 AM–07:417:41 AMavoid
Cara07:417:41 AM–09:149:14 AMneutral
Lābha09:149:14 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Amṛta10:4710:47 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Kāla12:2112:21 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Śubha13:541:54 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Roga15:283:28 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Udvega17:015:01 PM–18:356:35 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:356:35 PM–20:018:01 PMgood
Amṛta20:018:01 PM–21:289:28 PMgood
Cara21:289:28 PM–22:5410:54 PMneutral
Roga22:5410:54 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:2112:21 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:481:48 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1good
Udvega27:143:14 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:414:41 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:076:07 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:441:44 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 12:0612:06 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 15:193:19 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:441:44 PM
Bālavauntil 26:022:02 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:015:01 PM–18:356:35 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:356:35 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī13:441:44 PMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī12:0612:06 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚukla15:193:19 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava13:441:44 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:07 06:076:07 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 443
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:3912:39 PM
Moonset
24:4112:41 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:076:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:076:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:076:07 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:107:10 AM08:498:49 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:262:26 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:283:28 PM17:015:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:554:55 PM17:455:45 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:015:01 PM18:356:35 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:4412:44 AM+126:252:25 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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