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Wednesday 7 February 2018 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1512:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:431:43 AM+1.

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

12:5412:54 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:5512:55 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 11 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5512:55 PM
At noon, 12:5512:55 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 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 muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–06:586:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:542:54 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–20:048:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:168:16 PM–22:0010:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:278:27 AM–09:569:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:519:51 AM–11:3511:35 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:2611:26 AM–12:5512:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3112:31 PM–13:191:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5512:55 PM–14:242:24 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

Lābha06:586:58 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Amṛta08:278:27 AM–09:569:56 AMgood
Kāla09:569:56 AM–11:2611:26 AMavoid
Śubha11:2611:26 AM–12:5512:55 PMgood
Roga12:5512:55 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Udvega14:242:24 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid
Cara15:533:53 PM–17:225:22 PMneutral
Lābha17:225:22 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:526:52 PM–20:228:22 PMavoid
Śubha20:228:22 PM–21:539:53 PMgood
Amṛta21:539:53 PM–23:2411:24 PMgood
Cara23:2411:24 PM–24:5512:55 AM+1neutral
Roga24:5512:55 AM+1–26:262:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:262:26 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:563:56 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1good
Udvega29:275:27 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 sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:431:43 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 29:495:49 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 26:012:01 AM+1
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:5412:54 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:431:43 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5512:55 PM–14:242:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:242:24 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 54 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  10. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī25:43 01:431:43 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā29:49 05:495:49 AM ThuAnurādhā
YogaVṛddhi26:01 02:012:01 AM ThuDhruva
KaraṇaBālava12:5412:54 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:58 06:586:58 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 691
Day length
11 h 54 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:111:11 AM+1
Moonset
12:3412:34 PM

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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:519:51 AM11:3511:35 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2611:26 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5512:55 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:542:54 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM20:048:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:168:16 PM22:0010:00 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31 AM+125:191:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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