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

Wednesday 4 February 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:477:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:066:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:138:13 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:334:33 PM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

13:271:27 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:271:27 PM
At noon, 13:271:27 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:256:25 AM–07:197:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:526:52 AM–08:138:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:5811:58 AM–13:291:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:123:12 PM–15:543:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:416:41 PM–19:087:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:416:41 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:329:32 AM–10:5010:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0912:09 PM–13:271:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:061:06 PM–13:481:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:271:27 PM–14:462:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:144:14 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1a 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

Lābha08:138:13 AM–09:329:32 AMgood
Amṛta09:329:32 AM–10:5010:50 AMgood
Kāla10:5010:50 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Śubha12:0912:09 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Roga13:271:27 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Udvega14:462:46 PM–16:044:04 PMavoid
Cara16:044:04 PM–17:235:23 PMneutral
Lābha17:235:23 PM–18:416:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:416:41 PM–20:228:22 PMavoid
Śubha20:228:22 PM–22:0410:04 PMgood
Amṛta22:0410:04 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Cara23:4511:45 PM–25:271:27 AM+1neutral
Roga25:271:27 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:083:08 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:494:49 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1good
Udvega30:316:31 AM+1–32:128:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:138:13 AM to 32:128:12 AM+1

08:138:13 AM sunrise18:416:41 PM sunsetsunrise 32:128:12 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:066:06 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 16:334:33 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 19:327:32 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:066:06 PM
Bālavauntil 29:245:24 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:271:27 PM–14:462:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:416:41 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 25:031:03 AM+1–25:511:51 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:462:46 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:511:51 AM+1. 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 Aṣṭamī18:066:06 PMNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī16:334:33 PMKṛttikā
YogaŚukla19:327:32 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava18:066:06 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra32:12 08:128:12 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 383
Day length
10 h 28 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:4912:49 PM
Moonset
26:362:36 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:256:25 AM08:138:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:256:25 AM07:197:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:526:52 AM08:138:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:138:13 AM10:1910:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:5010:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1910:19 AM12:2412:24 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5811:58 AM13:291:29 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday13:031:03 PM13:511:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:061:06 PM13:481:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:271:27 PM14:462:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:302:30 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:123:12 PM15:543:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:354:35 PM18:416:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:416:41 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:416:41 PM19:087:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:416:41 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:031:03 AM+125:511:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:144:14 AM+129:475:47 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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