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February 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 1 February 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:183:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:513:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:158:15 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:483:48 PM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

13:271:27 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:271:27 PM
At noon, 13:271:27 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:266:26 AM–07:217:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:546:54 AM–08:158:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:061:06 PM–13:481:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:113:11 PM–15:523:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4110:41 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:158:15 AM–09:339:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:158:15 AM–08:578:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:578:57 AM–09:389:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5110:51 AM–12:0912:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5112:51 PM–14:302:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:452:45 PM–16:024:02 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla08:158:15 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Śubha09:339:33 AM–10:5110:51 AMgood
Roga10:5110:51 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Udvega12:0912:09 PM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Cara13:271:27 PM–14:452:45 PMneutral
Lābha14:452:45 PM–16:024:02 PMgood
Amṛta16:024:02 PM–17:205:20 PMgood
Kāla17:205:20 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:386:38 PM–20:208:20 PMgood
Udvega20:208:20 PM–22:0210:02 PMavoid
Śubha22:0210:02 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Amṛta23:4411:44 PM–25:261:26 AM+1good
Cara25:261:26 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1neutral
Roga27:083:08 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:504:50 AM+1–30:336:33 AM+1avoid
Lābha30:336:33 AM+1–32:158:15 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:158:15 AM to 32:158:15 AM+1

08:158:15 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 32:158:15 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:513:51 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 31:427:42 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 15:483:48 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:513:51 PM
Taitilauntil 27:483:48 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5110:51 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Abhijit 13:061:06 PM–13:481:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–20:278:27 PM
Niśītha 25:021:02 AM+1–25:501:50 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0912:09 PM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:481:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:278:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:501:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī15:513:51 PMNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā31:42 07:427:42 AM SunAnurādhā
YogaGaṇḍa15:483:48 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava15:513:51 PMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra32:15 08:158:15 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 015
Day length
10 h 23 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:452:45 AM+1
Moonset
12:4712:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:266:26 AM08:158:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:266:26 AM07:217:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:546:54 AM08:158:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:158:15 AM10:2010:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:158:15 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:158:15 AM08:578:57 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:578:57 AM09:389:38 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2010:20 AM12:2412:24 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5112:51 PM14:302:30 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday13:031:03 PM13:511:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:061:06 PM13:481:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:292:29 PM16:344:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:024:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:113:11 PM15:523:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:344:34 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM20:278:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4110:41 PM24:2012:20 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:021:02 AM+125:501:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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