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Thursday 19 February 1998 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:4011:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:031:03+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2712:27 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3112:31 PM–13:181:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:542:54 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:536:53 PM–19:177:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:536:53 PM–20:058:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:597:59 PM–21:429:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:566:56 AM–08:268:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:419:41 AM–11:2411:24 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:559:55 AM–11:2511:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5510:55 AM–11:4311:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:423:42 PM–16:304:30 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha06:566:56 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Roga08:268:26 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Udvega09:559:55 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Cara11:2511:25 AM–12:5512:55 PMneutral
Lābha12:5512:55 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Amṛta14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Kāla15:543:54 PM–17:235:23 PMavoid
Śubha17:235:23 PM–18:536:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:536:53 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Cara20:238:23 PM–21:549:54 PMneutral
Roga21:549:54 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Kāla23:2411:24 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5412:54+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMgood
Udvega26:252:25+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:553:55+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:255:25+1 AM–30:566:56+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:566:56+1 AM

06:566:56 AM sunrise18:536:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:031:03+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 29:165:16+1 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:2712:27 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:031:03+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3112:31 PM–13:181:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:536:53 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30+1 AM–25:181:18+1 AM

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:181:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:543:54 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī25:03 01:031:03 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhāpast sunriseJyeṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta29:16 05:165:16 AM FriHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava12:2712:27 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:56 06:566:56 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 398
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
25:161:16+1 AM
Moonset
12:3412:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM09:199:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:566:56 AM08:268:26 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:199:19 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:419:41 AM11:2411:24 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5510:55 AM11:4311:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:181:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:304:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:542:54 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:423:42 PM16:304:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:304:30 PM18:536:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:536:53 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:536:53 PM19:177:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:536:53 PM20:058:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:597:59 PM21:429:42 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30+1 AM25:181:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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