February 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 20 February 1979 · Luanda, Angola

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:332:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:501:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:501:50 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 88° above S. Day length 12 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:438:43 AM–10:1910:19 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:398:39 AM–09:289:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:169:16 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2112:21 PM–13:531:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:263:26 PM–16:584:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1111:11 PM–23:5811:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:2512:25 AM+1–25:571:57 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

Roga06:116:11 AM–07:437:43 AMavoid
Udvega07:437:43 AM–09:169:16 AMavoid
Cara09:169:16 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Amṛta12:2112:21 PM–13:531:53 PMgood
Kāla13:531:53 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Śubha15:263:26 PM–16:584:58 PMgood
Roga16:584:58 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:316:31 PM–19:587:58 PMavoid
Lābha19:587:58 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Udvega21:269:26 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Śubha22:5310:53 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2112:21 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1good
Cara25:481:48 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1neutral
Roga27:163:16 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:434:43 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:116:11 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:501:50 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 19:027:02 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 16:574:57 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:501:50 PM
Taitilauntil 25:121:12 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:263:26 PM–16:584:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–20:048:04 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:584:58 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 20 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī13:501:50 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā19:027:02 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta16:574:57 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKaulava13:501:50 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 459
Day length
12 h 20 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
24:4812:48 AM+1
Moonset
12:3912:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:398:39 AM09:289:28 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:438:43 AM10:1910:19 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:169:16 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:531:53 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:263:26 PM16:584:58 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1111:11 PM23:5811:58 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:2512:25 AM+125:571:57 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°33′54″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
8°50′ S 13°14′ E · GeoNames 2240449