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Tuesday 31 January 2012 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:4911:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 14:292:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:586:58 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:287:28 AM

Śubha gives way to Śukla.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 11 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 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 muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–06:586:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3012:30 PM–13:181:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:532:53 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:044:04 PM–17:535:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:219:21 AM–10:0810:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:569:56 AM–11:2511:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:5412:54 PM–14:232:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:523:52 PM–17:215:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:4111:41 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1an 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

Roga06:586:58 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Udvega08:278:27 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Cara09:569:56 AM–11:2511:25 AMneutral
Lābha11:2511:25 AM–12:5412:54 PMgood
Amṛta12:5412:54 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Kāla14:232:23 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid
Śubha15:523:52 PM–17:215:21 PMgood
Roga17:215:21 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:506:50 PM–20:218:21 PMavoid
Lābha20:218:21 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Udvega21:529:52 PM–23:2311:23 PMavoid
Śubha23:2311:23 PM–24:5412:54 AM+1good
Amṛta24:5412:54 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1good
Cara26:252:25 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1neutral
Roga27:563:56 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:275:27 AM+1–30:586:58 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:586:58 AM to 30:586:58 AM+1

06:586:58 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:292:29 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 21:299:29 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 07:287:28 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:292:29 PM
Bālavauntil 27:463:46 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3012:30 PM–13:181:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:523:52 PM–17:215:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:278:27 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30 AM+1–25:181:18 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. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:181:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:215:21 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 52 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:278:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī14:292:29 PMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī21:299:29 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚubha07:287:28 AMŚukla
KaraṇaBava14:292:29 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:58 06:586:58 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 492
Day length
11 h 52 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:4612:46 PM
Moonset
25:231:23 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM06:586:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM06:586:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:586:58 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:219:21 AM10:0810:08 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:052:05 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:532:53 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:523:52 PM17:215:21 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:044:04 PM17:535:53 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:284:28 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:278:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:147:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:4111:41 PM24:3012:30 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30 AM+125:181:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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