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Thursday 14 January 1909 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:544:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:466:46+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:545:54 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 267° ahead of it, in Citrā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 267° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:485:48 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:485:48 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:149:14 PM–23:0011:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:585:58 AM–07:277:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:568:56 AM–10:2410:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:559:55 AM–10:4210:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:4110:41 AM–12:2712:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:221:22 PM–14:502:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:382:38 PM–15:263:26 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

Śubha05:585:58 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Roga07:277:27 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Udvega08:568:56 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Cara10:2410:24 AM–11:5311:53 AMneutral
Lābha11:5311:53 AM–13:221:22 PMgood
Amṛta13:221:22 PM–14:502:50 PMgood
Kāla14:502:50 PM–16:194:19 PMavoid
Śubha16:194:19 PM–17:485:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:485:48 PM–19:197:19 PMgood
Cara19:197:19 PM–20:508:50 PMneutral
Roga20:508:50 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Kāla22:2210:22 PM–23:5311:53 PMavoid
Lābha23:5311:53 PM–25:241:24+1 AMgood
Udvega25:241:24+1 AM–26:562:56+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:562:56+1 AM–28:274:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:274:27+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58+1 AM

05:585:58 AM sunrise17:485:48 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58+1 AM
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 28:174:17+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 18:546:54 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:545:54 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:221:22 PM–14:502:50 PM
Pradoṣa 17:485:48 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17+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 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:502:50 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamīpast sunriseNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā28:17 04:174:17 AM FriSvātī
YogaSukarmā18:546:54 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava17:545:54 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:58 05:585:58 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1965
Śaka
1830
Kali
5009
Ahargaṇa
1 829 855
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:0012:00+1 AM
Moonset
11:3111:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:585:58 AM07:277:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:568:56 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:559:55 AM10:4210:42 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4110:41 AM12:2712:27 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:221:22 PM14:502:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:382:38 PM15:263:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM17:485:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:485:48 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:485:48 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:485:48 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:149:14 PM23:0011:00 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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