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Thursday 3 March 2005 · Queens, New York, United States

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:221:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4311:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:028:02 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3210:32 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:266:26 AM–07:527:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:179:17 AM–10:4210:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1410:14 AM–10:5910:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:221:22 PM–14:542:54 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:331:33 PM–14:582:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:472:47 PM–15:323:32 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

Śubha06:266:26 AM–07:527:52 AMgood
Roga07:527:52 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Udvega09:179:17 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Cara10:4210:42 AM–12:0812:08 PMneutral
Lābha12:0812:08 PM–13:331:33 PMgood
Amṛta13:331:33 PM–14:582:58 PMgood
Kāla14:582:58 PM–16:244:24 PMavoid
Śubha16:244:24 PM–17:495:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:495:49 PM–19:237:23 PMgood
Cara19:237:23 PM–20:588:58 PMneutral
Roga20:588:58 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Kāla22:3210:32 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0712:07 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1good
Udvega25:411:41 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:163:16 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1good
Amṛta28:504:50 AM+1–30:256:25 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:256:25 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:4311:43 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 08:028:02 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 09:279:27 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:3612:36 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:4311:43 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:331:33 PM–14:582:58 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:582:58 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:4311:43 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā08:028:02 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa09:279:27 AMVajra
KaraṇaBālava12:3612:36 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:25 06:256:25 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 967
Day length
11 h 23 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
26:172:17 AM+1
Moonset
10:0610:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:438:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:266:26 AM07:527:52 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:179:17 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1410:14 AM10:5910:59 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:221:22 PM14:542:54 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:331:33 PM14:582:58 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:472:47 PM15:323:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3210:32 PM24:0312:03 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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