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Tuesday 27 January 2015 · Qingyang, Gansu, China

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

07:547:54 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:568:56 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

13:021:02 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQingyang13:021:02 PM
At noon, 13:021:02 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 muhūrta06:046:04 AM–06:596:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:316:31 AM–07:547:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4212:42 PM–13:231:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:116:11 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:116:11 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya09:479:47 AM–11:2011:20 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:579:57 AM–10:3810:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2810:28 AM–11:4511:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:021:02 PM–14:192:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:363:36 PM–16:544:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:1511:15 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:4011:40 PM–24:3412:34 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

Roga07:547:54 AM–09:119:11 AMavoid
Udvega09:119:11 AM–10:2810:28 AMavoid
Cara10:2810:28 AM–11:4511:45 AMneutral
Lābha11:4511:45 AM–13:021:02 PMgood
Amṛta13:021:02 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Kāla14:192:19 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Śubha15:363:36 PM–16:544:54 PMgood
Roga16:544:54 PM–18:116:11 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:116:11 PM–19:537:53 PMavoid
Lābha19:537:53 PM–21:369:36 PMgood
Udvega21:369:36 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Śubha23:1911:19 PM–25:021:02 AM+1good
Amṛta25:021:02 AM+1–26:452:45 AM+1good
Cara26:452:45 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1neutral
Roga28:284:28 AM+1–30:106:10 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:106:10 AM+1–31:537:53 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:547:54 AM to 31:537:53 AM+1

07:547:54 AM sunrise18:116:11 PM sunsetsunrise 31:537:53 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 13:401:40 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 08:568:56 AM
Śubhauntil 31:047:04 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:4812:48 PM
Bavauntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4212:42 PM–13:231:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:363:36 PM–16:544:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:116:11 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 24:3812:38 AM+1–25:261:26 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 13:231:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:544:54 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 17 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:261:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  13. 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
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:53 07:537:53 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 584
Day length
10 h 17 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:1312:13 PM
Moonset
25:511:51 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:046:04 AM07:547:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:046:04 AM06:596:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:316:31 AM07:547:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:547:54 AM09:579:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:479:47 AM11:2011:20 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:579:57 AM12:0112:01 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:579:57 AM10:3810:38 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3812:38 PM13:261:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:231:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:021:02 PM14:192:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:042:04 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:363:36 PM16:544:54 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:116:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:116:11 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:116:11 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:116:11 PM19:337:33 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 muhūrta23:4011:40 PM24:3412:34 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:3812:38 AM+125:261:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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