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Wednesday 6 March 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:3612:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2412:24 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2512:25 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:321:32 PM

The Sun 58° above N. Day length 12 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:321:32 PM
At noon, 13:321:32 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 50% 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 muhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:246:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:026:02 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:393:39 PM–16:294:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:187:18 PM–20:578:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:537:53 PM–20:168:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:537:53 PM–21:019:01 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:458:45 AM–10:2010:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:309:30 AM–11:0811:08 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5611:56 AM–13:311:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:061:06 PM–13:571:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:311:31 PM–15:073:07 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

Lābha07:097:09 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Amṛta08:458:45 AM–10:2010:20 AMgood
Kāla10:2010:20 AM–11:5611:56 AMavoid
Śubha11:5611:56 AM–13:311:31 PMgood
Roga13:311:31 PM–15:073:07 PMavoid
Udvega15:073:07 PM–16:424:42 PMavoid
Cara16:424:42 PM–18:186:18 PMneutral
Lābha18:186:18 PM–19:537:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:537:53 PM–21:189:18 PMavoid
Śubha21:189:18 PM–22:4210:42 PMgood
Amṛta22:4210:42 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Cara24:0712:07 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1neutral
Roga25:321:32 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:562:56 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:214:21 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good
Udvega29:465:46 AM+1–31:107:10 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10 AM+1

07:097:09 AM sunrise19:537:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:2412:24 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 28:184:18 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 24:4312:43 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:2512:25 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:2412:24 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:311:31 PM–15:073:07 PM
Pradoṣa 19:537:53 PM–21:239:23 PM
Niśītha 25:081:08 AM+1–25:561:56 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:073:07 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 44 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 21:239:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:561:56 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī24:24 00:2412:24 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā28:18 04:184:18 AM ThuMūla
YogaVajra24:43 00:4312:43 AM ThuSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava12:2512:25 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra31:10 07:107:10 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 874
Day length
12 h 44 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
24:3412:34 AM+1
Moonset
14:382:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:395:39 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:395:39 AM06:246:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:026:02 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:429:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:2010:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:309:30 AM11:0811:08 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:429:42 AM12:1512:15 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:061:06 PM13:571:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:071:07 PM13:551:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:311:31 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:482:48 PM17:205:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:393:39 PM16:294:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:205:20 PM19:537:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:187:18 PM20:578:57 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:537:53 PM21:239:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:537:53 PM20:168:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:537:53 PM21:019:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:081:08 AM+125:561:56 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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