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Thursday 17 February 2028 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:164:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:124:12+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:008:00 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:033:03 PM

Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.

Noon

13:271:27 PM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:271:27 PM
At noon, 13:271:27 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:156:15 AM–07:087:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:416:41 AM–08:008:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:051:05 PM–13:491:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:163:16 PM–16:004:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:546:54 PM–19:217:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:546:54 PM–20:138:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:095:09+1 AM–30:486:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:008:00 AM–09:229:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4410:44 AM–12:0512:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3811:38 AM–12:2212:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:492:49 PM–16:114:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:004:00 PM–16:444:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:127:12 PM–20:518:51 PMa 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

Śubha08:008:00 AM–09:229:22 AMgood
Roga09:229:22 AM–10:4410:44 AMavoid
Udvega10:4410:44 AM–12:0512:05 PMavoid
Cara12:0512:05 PM–13:271:27 PMneutral
Lābha13:271:27 PM–14:492:49 PMgood
Amṛta14:492:49 PM–16:114:11 PMgood
Kāla16:114:11 PM–17:335:33 PMavoid
Śubha17:335:33 PM–18:546:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:546:54 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Cara20:328:32 PM–22:1110:11 PMneutral
Roga22:1110:11 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Kāla23:4911:49 PM–25:271:27+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:271:27+1 AM–27:053:05+1 AMgood
Udvega27:053:05+1 AM–28:434:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:434:43+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMgood
Amṛta30:216:21+1 AM–31:597:59+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:008:00 AM to 31:597:59+1 AM

08:008:00 AM sunrise18:546:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:597:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:124:12+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 15:033:03 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 19:497:49 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:084:08 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:124:12+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:051:05 PM–13:491:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:492:49 PM–16:114:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:546:54 PM–20:398:39 PM
Niśītha 25:031:03+1 AM–25:511:51+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:491:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:114:11 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:398:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:511:51+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī28:12 04:124:12 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā15:033:03 PMAnurādhā
YogaDhruva19:497:49 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBālava16:084:08 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:59 07:597:59 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 353
Day length
10 h 54 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:532:53+1 AM
Moonset
11:3611:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:156:15 AM08:008:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:156:15 AM07:087:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:416:41 AM08:008:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:008:00 AM10:1110:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:229:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1110:11 AM12:2212:22 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM12:0512:05 PMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2212:22 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:031:03 PM13:511:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:051:05 PM13:491:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:332:33 PM16:444:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:492:49 PM16:114:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:163:16 PM16:004:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:004:00 PM16:444:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:444:44 PM18:546:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:546:54 PM20:398:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:546:54 PM19:217:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:546:54 PM20:138:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:127:12 PM20:518:51 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:031:03+1 AM25:511:51+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:095:09+1 AM30:486:48+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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