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Monday 8 January 1900 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:372:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:001:00 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:437:43 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:451:45 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Revatī, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:475:47 AM–06:456:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:437:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:175:17 PM–17:465:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:175:17 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:018:01 PM–21:339:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:548:54 AM–10:0610:06 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4910:49 AM–12:2112:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1811:18 AM–12:3012:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4912:49 PM–13:271:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:421:42 PM–14:542:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:442:44 PM–15:223:22 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

Amṛta07:437:43 AM–08:548:54 AMgood
Kāla08:548:54 AM–10:0610:06 AMavoid
Śubha10:0610:06 AM–11:1811:18 AMgood
Roga11:1811:18 AM–12:3012:30 PMavoid
Udvega12:3012:30 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Cara13:421:42 PM–14:542:54 PMneutral
Lābha14:542:54 PM–16:064:06 PMgood
Amṛta16:064:06 PM–17:175:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:175:17 PM–19:057:05 PMneutral
Roga19:057:05 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Kāla20:548:54 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Lābha22:4210:42 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1good
Udvega24:3012:30 AM+1–26:182:18 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:182:18 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1good
Amṛta28:064:06 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1good
Cara29:545:54 AM+1–31:427:42 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:437:43 AM to 31:427:42 AM+1

07:437:43 AM sunrise17:175:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:427:42 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:001:00 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 22:1910:19 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 24:1912:19 AM+1
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:451:45 PM
Bavauntil 25:001:00 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:548:54 AM–10:0610:06 AM
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Pradoṣa 17:175:17 PM–19:137:13 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06 AM+1–24:5412:54 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0610:06 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:00 01:001:00 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī22:1910:19 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva24:19 00:1912:19 AM TueSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:451:45 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:42 07:427:42 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1956
Śaka
1821
Kali
5000
Ahargaṇa
1 826 562
Day length
9 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:3411:34 AM
Moonset
25:171:17 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:475:47 AM07:437:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:475:47 AM06:456:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:437:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:437:43 AM09:389:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:0610:06 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:389:38 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4910:49 AM12:2112:21 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1811:18 AM12:3012:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:271:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:421:42 PM14:542:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:442:44 PM15:223:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:175:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:175:17 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:175:17 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:175:17 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:018:01 PM21:339:33 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06 AM+124:5412:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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