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February 1957 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 7 February 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:156:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:206:20+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:007:00 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:024:02 PM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 87° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–07:007:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:123:12 PM–16:524:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:205:20 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:205:20 PM–18:426:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:007:00 AM–08:178:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:359:35 AM–10:5210:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2610:26 AM–11:0811:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:271:27 PM–14:452:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:352:35 PM–15:163:16 PMan 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

Śubha07:007:00 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Roga08:178:17 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Udvega09:359:35 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Cara10:5210:52 AM–12:1012:10 PMneutral
Lābha12:1012:10 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Amṛta13:271:27 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Kāla14:452:45 PM–16:034:03 PMavoid
Śubha16:034:03 PM–17:205:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:205:20 PM–19:027:02 PMgood
Cara19:027:02 PM–20:458:45 PMneutral
Roga20:458:45 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Kāla22:2710:27 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0912:09+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMgood
Udvega25:521:52+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:343:34+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:165:16+1 AM–30:586:58+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:007:00 AM to 30:586:58+1 AM

07:007:00 AM sunrise17:205:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 30:206:20+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 20:128:12 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 16:024:02 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:236:23 PM
Bavauntil 30:206:20+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:271:27 PM–14:452:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:205:20 PM–19:097:09 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:452:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 21 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:097:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī30:20 06:206:20 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī20:128:12 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚukla16:024:02 PMBrahma
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:236:23 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:58 06:586:58 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 411
Day length
10 h 21 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
10:3510:35 AM
Moonset
25:081:08+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:007:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM07:007:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:007:00 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:007:00 AM08:178:17 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2610:26 AM11:0811:08 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:271:27 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:352:35 PM15:163:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:123:12 PM16:524:52 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:205:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:205:20 PM19:097:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:205:20 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:205:20 PM18:426:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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