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Tuesday 31 January 2012 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:4910:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:291:29 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1012:10 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 13 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:5712:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:197:19 PM–19:407:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:197:19 PM–20:218:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:043:04 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:248:24 AM–09:199:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:059:05 AM–10:4710:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3012:30 PM–14:122:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:543:54 PM–17:375:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:154:15 PM–18:036:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2811:28 PM–24:0912:09 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

Roga05:405:40 AM–07:237:23 AMavoid
Udvega07:237:23 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Cara09:059:05 AM–10:4710:47 AMneutral
Lābha10:4710:47 AM–12:3012:30 PMgood
Amṛta12:3012:30 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Kāla14:122:12 PM–15:543:54 PMavoid
Śubha15:543:54 PM–17:375:37 PMgood
Roga17:375:37 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:197:19 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Lābha20:378:37 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Udvega21:559:55 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Śubha23:1211:12 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3012:30 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1good
Cara25:481:48 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1neutral
Roga27:063:06 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:234:23 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:415:41 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise19:197:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:291:29 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 18:286:28 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:1012:10 PM
Bavauntil 25:291:29 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:5712:57 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:543:54 PM–17:375:37 PM
Pradoṣa 19:197:19 PM–20:428:42 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06 AM+1–24:5412:54 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 12:5712:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:375:37 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:428:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:29 01:291:29 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇīpast sunriseKṛttikā
YogaŚubha18:286:28 PMŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:1012:10 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:41 05:415:41 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 492
Day length
13 h 39 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:5612:56 PM
Moonset
23:3711:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:248:24 AM09:199:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:059:05 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3012:30 PM14:122:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:543:54 PM17:375:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:154:15 PM18:036:03 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:354:35 PM19:197:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:197:19 PM20:428:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:197:19 PM19:407:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:197:19 PM20:218:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2811:28 PM24:0912:09 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06 AM+124:5412:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:043:04 AM+128:534:53 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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