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Tuesday 31 January 2012 · Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:4910:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:291:29 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:586:58 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1012:10 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonYangzhou12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–06:586:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:335:33 PM–18:006:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:335:33 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:043:04 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:379:37 AM–10:5610:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1612:16 PM–13:351:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:552:55 PM–16:144:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:154:15 PM–18:036:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5510:55 PM–23:4911:49 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

Roga06:586:58 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Udvega08:178:17 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Cara09:379:37 AM–10:5610:56 AMneutral
Lābha10:5610:56 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Amṛta12:1612:16 PM–13:351:35 PMgood
Kāla13:351:35 PM–14:552:55 PMavoid
Śubha14:552:55 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Roga16:144:14 PM–17:335:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:335:33 PM–19:147:14 PMavoid
Lābha19:147:14 PM–20:548:54 PMgood
Udvega20:548:54 PM–22:3510:35 PMavoid
Śubha22:3510:35 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1512:15 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1good
Cara25:561:56 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1neutral
Roga27:363:36 AM+1–29:175:17 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:175:17 AM+1–30:576:57 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:586:58 AM to 30:576:57 AM+1

06:586:58 AM sunrise17:335:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:291:29 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 18:286:28 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:1012:10 PM
Bavauntil 25:291:29 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:552:55 PM–16:144:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:335:33 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:144:14 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:29 01:291:29 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇīpast sunriseKṛttikā
YogaŚubha18:286:28 PMŚukla
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:1012:10 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:57 06:576:57 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 492
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:0711:07 AM
Moonset
25:051:05 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM06:586:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM06:586:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:586:58 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:379:37 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:351:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:552:55 PM16:144:14 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM17:335:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:154:15 PM18:036:03 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:335:33 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:335:33 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:335:33 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5510:55 PM23:4911:49 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:043:04 AM+128:534:53 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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