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Tuesday 27 January 2015 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:221:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2312:23 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:568:56 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 77° above N. Day length 13 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 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 muhūrta04:154:15 AM–04:564:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:406:40 AM–08:138:13 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:5612:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:217:21 PM–19:427:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:217:21 PM–20:238:23 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:228:22 AM–09:179:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:039:03 AM–10:4610:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:479:47 AM–11:2011:20 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:2912:29 PM–14:122:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:553:55 PM–17:385:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:1511:15 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1a 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

Roga05:375:37 AM–07:207:20 AMavoid
Udvega07:207:20 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Cara09:039:03 AM–10:4610:46 AMneutral
Lābha10:4610:46 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Amṛta12:2912:29 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Kāla14:122:12 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid
Śubha15:553:55 PM–17:385:38 PMgood
Roga17:385:38 PM–19:217:21 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:217:21 PM–20:388:38 PMavoid
Lābha20:388:38 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Udvega21:559:55 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Śubha23:1211:12 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2912:29 AM+1–25:461:46 AM+1good
Cara25:461:46 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1neutral
Roga27:033:03 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:214:21 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:385:38 AM+1

05:375:37 AM sunrise19:217:21 PM sunsetsunrise 29:385:38 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 13:401:40 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 08:568:56 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:4812:48 PM
Bavauntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:553:55 PM–17:385:38 PM
Pradoṣa 19:217:21 PM–20:438:43 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05 AM+1–24:5312:53 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. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5612:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:385:38 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:438:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī24:23 00:2312:23 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī13:401:40 PMBharaṇī
YogaSādhya08:568:56 AMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:4812:48 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:38 05:385:38 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 584
Day length
13 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:4512:45 PM
Moonset
24:0012:00 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:154:15 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:154:15 AM04:564:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:406:40 AM08:138:13 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:228:22 AM09:179:17 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:479:47 AM11:2011:20 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM14:122:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:364:36 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 day15:553:55 PM17:385:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:364:36 PM19:217:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:217:21 PM20:438:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:217:21 PM19:427:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:217:21 PM20:238:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1511:15 PM24:5112:51 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2811:28 PM24:0912:09 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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