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Saturday 27 January 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:476:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:517:51+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:208:20 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:322:32 PM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

13:261:26 PM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:261:26 PM
At noon, 13:261:26 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 48% 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 muhūrta06:296:29 AM–07:247:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:576:57 AM–08:208:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:1812:18 PM–13:591:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:051:05 PM–13:461:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:083:08 PM–15:493:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–19:007:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:557:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:208:20 AM–09:369:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:208:20 AM–09:009:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:419:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5310:53 AM–12:0912:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:422:42 PM–15:593:59 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:403:40 PM–17:215:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya30:156:15+1 AM–31:597:59+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

Kāla08:208:20 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Śubha09:369:36 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Roga10:5310:53 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Udvega12:0912:09 PM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Cara13:261:26 PM–14:422:42 PMneutral
Lābha14:422:42 PM–15:593:59 PMgood
Amṛta15:593:59 PM–17:155:15 PMgood
Kāla17:155:15 PM–18:326:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:326:32 PM–20:158:15 PMgood
Udvega20:158:15 PM–21:599:59 PMavoid
Śubha21:599:59 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Amṛta23:4211:42 PM–25:251:25+1 AMgood
Cara25:251:25+1 AM–27:093:09+1 AMneutral
Roga27:093:09+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:524:52+1 AM–30:366:36+1 AMavoid
Lābha30:366:36+1 AM–32:198:19+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:208:20 AM to 32:198:19+1 AM

08:208:20 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 32:198:19+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 31:517:51+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 19:537:53 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 14:322:32 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 19:147:14 PM
Bavauntil 31:517:51+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5310:53 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Abhijit 13:051:05 PM–13:461:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 25:011:01+1 AM–25:491:49+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0912:09 PM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:461:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:491:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī31:51 07:517:51 AM SunNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī19:537:53 PMBharaṇī
YogaSādhya14:322:32 PMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi19:147:14 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra32:19 08:198:19 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 644
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:2312:23 PM
Moonset
26:002:00+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:296:29 AM08:208:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:296:29 AM07:247:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:576:57 AM08:208:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:208:20 AM10:2210:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:208:20 AM09:009:00 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:419:41 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2210:22 AM12:2512:25 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1812:18 PM13:591:59 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday13:021:02 PM13:501:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:051:05 PM13:461:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:272:27 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:422:42 PM15:593:59 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:083:08 PM15:493:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:403:40 PM17:215:21 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM19:007:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:557:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:011:01+1 AM25:491:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:156:15+1 AM31:597:59+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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