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Friday 28 January 1916 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:139:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:487:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:307:30 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:358:35 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Svātī, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:307:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1910:19 AM–11:5211:52 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:122:12 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:335:33 PM–18:016:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:335:33 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:458:45 AM–10:0010:00 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:309:30 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1611:16 AM–12:3112:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5112:51 PM–13:321:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:023:02 PM–16:174:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:1012:10 AM+1–25:411:41 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

Cara07:307:30 AM–08:458:45 AMneutral
Lābha08:458:45 AM–10:0010:00 AMgood
Amṛta10:0010:00 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Kāla11:1611:16 AM–12:3112:31 PMavoid
Śubha12:3112:31 PM–13:471:47 PMgood
Roga13:471:47 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Udvega15:023:02 PM–16:174:17 PMavoid
Cara16:174:17 PM–17:335:33 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:335:33 PM–19:177:17 PMavoid
Kāla19:177:17 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Lābha21:029:02 PM–22:4610:46 PMgood
Udvega22:4610:46 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:3112:31 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Amṛta26:152:15 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1good
Cara28:004:00 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1neutral
Roga29:445:44 AM+1–31:297:29 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:307:30 AM to 31:297:29 AM+1

07:307:30 AM sunrise17:335:33 PM sunsetsunrise 31:297:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:487:48 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 18:516:51 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 11:3511:35 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:358:35 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:487:48 PM
Taitilauntil 30:546:54 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1611:16 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:335:33 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07 AM+1–24:5512:55 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3112:31 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 03 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī19:487:48 PMNavamī
NakṣatraSvātī18:516:51 PMViśākhā
YogaŚūla11:3511:35 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava08:358:35 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra31:29 07:297:29 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1972
Śaka
1837
Kali
5016
Ahargaṇa
1 832 425
Day length
10 h 03 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:012:01 AM+1
Moonset
11:0211:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:385:38 AM07:307:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:385:38 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:307:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:307:30 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:0010:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:309:30 AM10:1010:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1910:19 AM11:5211:52 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:3112:31 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:321:32 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:122:12 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:023:02 PM16:174:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:335:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:335:33 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:335:33 PM18:016:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:335:33 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07 AM+124:5512:55 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:1012:10 AM+125:411:41 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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