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

Wednesday 4 February 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:472:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:061:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3311:33 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:586:58 AM–08:298:29 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:405:40 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:405:40 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:587:58 AM–09:219:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4410:44 AM–12:0712:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4511:45 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:301:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:1411:14 PM–24:4712:47+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

Lābha06:346:34 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Amṛta07:587:58 AM–09:219:21 AMgood
Kāla09:219:21 AM–10:4410:44 AMavoid
Śubha10:4410:44 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Roga12:0712:07 PM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Udvega13:301:30 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Cara14:542:54 PM–16:174:17 PMneutral
Lābha16:174:17 PM–17:405:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:405:40 PM–19:177:17 PMavoid
Śubha19:177:17 PM–20:538:53 PMgood
Amṛta20:538:53 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Cara22:3010:30 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0712:07+1 AM–25:441:44+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:441:44+1 AM–27:203:20+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:203:20+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMgood
Udvega28:574:57+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34+1 AM

06:346:34 AM sunrise17:405:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:061:06 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 11:3311:33 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 14:322:32 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:061:06 PM
Bālavauntil 24:2412:24+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0712:07 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 17:405:40 PM–19:237:23 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+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. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:301:30 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 06 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:237:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+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 Aṣṭamī13:061:06 PMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī11:3311:33 AMKṛttikā
YogaŚukla14:322:32 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava13:061:06 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:34 06:346:34 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 06 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:5211:52 AM
Moonset
25:081:08+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:586:58 AM08:298:29 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:405:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:405:40 PM19:237:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:405:40 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:405:40 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1411:14 PM24:4712:47+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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