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February 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 4 February 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:477:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:066:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:334:33 PM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:5811:58 AM–13:291:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:046:04 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:046:04 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:188:18 AM–09:429:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0611:06 AM–12:2912:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–12:5212:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2912:29 PM–13:531:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:144:14+1 AM–29:475:47+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha06:556:55 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Amṛta08:188:18 AM–09:429:42 AMgood
Kāla09:429:42 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Śubha11:0611:06 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Roga12:2912:29 PM–13:531:53 PMavoid
Udvega13:531:53 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Cara15:173:17 PM–16:404:40 PMneutral
Lābha16:404:40 PM–18:046:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:046:04 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid
Śubha19:407:40 PM–21:179:17 PMgood
Amṛta21:179:17 PM–22:5310:53 PMgood
Cara22:5310:53 PM–24:2912:29+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2912:29+1 AM–26:052:05+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:052:05+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:423:42+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMgood
Udvega29:185:18+1 AM–30:546:54+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:546:54+1 AM

06:556:55 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:546:54+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:066:06 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 16:334:33 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 19:327:32 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:066:06 PM
Bālavauntil 29:245:24+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2912:29 PM–13:531:53 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:477:47 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05+1 AM–24:5312:53+1 AM

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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:531:53 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 09 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:477:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:066:06 PMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī16:334:33 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚukla19:327:32 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava18:066:06 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:54 06:546:54 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 383
Day length
11 h 09 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:0612:06 PM
Moonset
25:171:17+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:2912:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5811:58 AM13:291:29 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM13:531:53 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:046:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:046:04 PM19:477:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:046:04 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:046:04 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05+1 AM24:5312:53+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:144:14+1 AM29:475:47+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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