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Thursday 31 January 1974 · Tehran, Iran

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:2811:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4010:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0911:09 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:305:30 PM–17:575:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:305:30 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3310:33 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:067:06 AM–08:248:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:429:42 AM–11:0011:00 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3410:34 AM–11:1611:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:041:04 PM–14:392:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:361:36 PM–14:542:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:442:44 PM–15:253:25 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

Śubha07:067:06 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Roga08:248:24 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Udvega09:429:42 AM–11:0011:00 AMavoid
Cara11:0011:00 AM–12:1812:18 PMneutral
Lābha12:1812:18 PM–13:361:36 PMgood
Amṛta13:361:36 PM–14:542:54 PMgood
Kāla14:542:54 PM–16:124:12 PMavoid
Śubha16:124:12 PM–17:305:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:305:30 PM–19:127:12 PMgood
Cara19:127:12 PM–20:548:54 PMneutral
Roga20:548:54 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Kāla22:3610:36 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1812:18 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1good
Udvega25:591:59 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:413:41 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Amṛta29:235:23 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:067:06 AM sunrise17:305:30 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:4010:40 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 27:183:18 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 13:441:44 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:0911:09 AM
Bavauntil 22:4010:40 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:361:36 PM–14:542:54 PM
Pradoṣa 17:305:30 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:542:54 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 24 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī22:4010:40 PMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī27:18 03:183:18 AM FriKṛttikā
YogaŚubha13:441:44 PMŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:0911:09 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:05 07:057:05 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 613
Day length
10 h 24 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
10:5910:59 AM
Moonset
25:241:24 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:067:06 AM08:248:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:0011:00 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3410:34 AM11:1611:16 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:041:04 PM14:392:39 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:361:36 PM14:542:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:442:44 PM15:253:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:305:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:305:30 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:305:30 PM17:575:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:305:30 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3310:33 PM24:0812:08 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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