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Monday 15 February 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:425:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:573:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:573:57 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:5512:55 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 11 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5512:55 PM
At noon, 12:5512:55 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3112:31 PM–13:191:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:542:54 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:214:21 PM–17:535:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:536:53 PM–19:177:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:536:53 PM–20:058:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:107:10 AM–08:428:42 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:268:26 AM–09:569:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2511:25 AM–12:5512:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:191:19 PM–14:062:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PMGulika’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

Amṛta06:576:57 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Kāla08:268:26 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Śubha09:569:56 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Roga11:2511:25 AM–12:5512:55 PMavoid
Udvega12:5512:55 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Cara14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PMneutral
Lābha15:543:54 PM–17:235:23 PMgood
Amṛta17:235:23 PM–18:536:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:536:53 PM–20:238:23 PMneutral
Roga20:238:23 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Kāla21:549:54 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Lābha23:2411:24 PM–24:5512:55 AM+1good
Udvega24:5512:55 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:252:25 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1good
Amṛta27:563:56 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1good
Cara29:265:26 AM+1–30:576:57 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:576:57 AM+1

06:576:57 AM sunrise18:536:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:573:57 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 18:396:39 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 25:191:19 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:573:57 PM
Bālavauntil 27:133:13 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:268:26 AM–09:569:56 AM
Abhijit 12:3112:31 PM–13:191:19 PM
Pradoṣa 18:536:53 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31 AM+1–25:191:19 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:569:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:191:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 56 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:573:57 PMNavamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā18:396:39 PMRohiṇī
YogaIndra25:19 01:191:19 AM TueVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava15:573:57 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:57 06:576:57 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 968
Day length
11 h 56 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
12:5412:54 PM
Moonset
25:321:32 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:107:10 AM08:428:42 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:191:19 PM14:062:06 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:304:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:214:21 PM17:535:53 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31 AM+125:191:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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