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Thursday 15 February 2001 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:398:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:209:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:548:54 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:295:29 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:545:54 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3012:30 PM–13:161:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–19:027:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4512:45 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:097:09 AM–08:358:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0110:01 AM–11:2711:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5810:58 AM–11:4411:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:192:19 PM–15:453:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:292:29 PM–16:124:12 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:333:33 PM–16:194:19 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

Śubha07:097:09 AM–08:358:35 AMgood
Roga08:358:35 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Udvega10:0110:01 AM–11:2711:27 AMavoid
Cara11:2711:27 AM–12:5312:53 PMneutral
Lābha12:5312:53 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Amṛta14:192:19 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Kāla15:453:45 PM–17:115:11 PMavoid
Śubha17:115:11 PM–18:366:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:366:36 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Cara20:108:10 PM–21:459:45 PMneutral
Roga21:459:45 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Kāla23:1911:19 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:5312:53 AM+1–26:272:27 AM+1good
Udvega26:272:27 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:014:01 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1good
Amṛta29:355:35 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09 AM+1

07:097:09 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:209:20 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 10:1310:13 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 17:135:13 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:548:54 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:209:20 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3012:30 PM–13:161:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:192:19 PM–15:453:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29 AM+1–25:171:17 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:161:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:453:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī21:209:20 PMNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā10:1310:13 AMAnurādhā
YogaDhruva17:135:13 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBālava08:548:54 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:09 07:097:09 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 490
Day length
11 h 27 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
25:421:42 AM+1
Moonset
12:1712:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:295:29 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:295:29 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:545:54 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:358:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:4411:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0110:01 AM11:2711:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5810:58 AM11:4411:44 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:161:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM16:194:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:192:19 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:292:29 PM16:124:12 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:333:33 PM16:194:19 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:194:19 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM19:027:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29 AM+125:171:17 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4512:45 AM+126:282:28 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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