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Tuesday 20 February 1979 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:336:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:505:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:516:51 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:505:50 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 273° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:4312:43 PM–14:192:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:069:06 AM–09:519:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:399:39 AM–11:0411:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2812:28 PM–13:521:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:173:17 PM–16:414:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1111:11 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:254:25 AM+1–29:575:57 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

Roga06:516:51 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Udvega08:158:15 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Cara09:399:39 AM–11:0411:04 AMneutral
Lābha11:0411:04 AM–12:2812:28 PMgood
Amṛta12:2812:28 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Kāla13:521:52 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Śubha15:173:17 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Roga16:414:41 PM–18:066:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:066:06 PM–19:417:41 PMavoid
Lābha19:417:41 PM–21:179:17 PMgood
Udvega21:179:17 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Śubha22:5210:52 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2812:28 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Cara26:032:03 AM+1–27:393:39 AM+1neutral
Roga27:393:39 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:145:14 AM+1–30:506:50 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:506:50 AM+1

06:516:51 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:505:50 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 23:0211:02 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 20:578:57 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:505:50 PM
Taitilauntil 29:125:12 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:173:17 PM–16:414:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:477:47 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:414:41 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:477:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 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 Aṣṭamī17:505:50 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā23:0211:02 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta20:578:57 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKaulava17:505:50 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:50 06:506:50 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 459
Day length
11 h 15 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
25:401:40 AM+1
Moonset
11:4711:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:069:06 AM09:519:51 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:399:39 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2812:28 PM13:521:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4312:43 PM14:192:19 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:173:17 PM16:414:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:477:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1111:11 PM24:0212:02 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:254:25 AM+129:575:57 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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