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January 1947 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 14 January 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:3110:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:3311:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5610:56 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Citrā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 271° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:396:39 AM
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:4612:46 PM
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:432:43 PM
  • Amṛta kāla17:015:01 PM–18:436:43 PM
  • Godhūli17:185:18 PM–17:465:46 PM

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:339:33 AM–10:1110:11 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0210:02 AM–11:1411:14 AM
  • Gulika12:2712:27 PM–13:401:40 PM
  • Rāhu kāla14:522:52 PM–16:054:05 PM
  • Durmuhūrta23:0111:01 PM–23:5811:58 PM
  • Varjya29:575:57 AM+1–31:427:42 AM+1

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

Roga07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Udvega08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Cara10:0210:02 AM–11:1411:14 AMneutral
Lābha11:1411:14 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Amṛta12:2712:27 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Kāla13:401:40 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Śubha14:522:52 PM–16:054:05 PMgood
Roga16:054:05 PM–17:185:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:185:18 PM–19:057:05 PMavoid
Lābha19:057:05 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Udvega20:528:52 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Śubha22:4010:40 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2712:27 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1good
Cara26:142:14 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1neutral
Roga28:024:02 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:495:49 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:185:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:3311:33 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 23:5011:50 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 16:544:54 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:5610:56 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:3311:33 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:522:52 PM–16:054:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:185:18 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:054:05 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 41 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:3311:33 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā23:5011:50 PMSvātī
YogaSukarmā16:544:54 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava10:5610:56 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:36 07:367:36 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 734
Day length
9 h 41 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:131:13 AM+1
Moonset
12:0012:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:425:42 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:367:36 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgava09:339:33 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta09:339:33 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa10:0210:02 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhna12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit12:0812:08 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika12:2712:27 PM13:401:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇa13:251:25 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya14:042:04 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla14:522:52 PM16:054:05 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhna15:223:22 PM17:185:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla17:015:01 PM18:436:43 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣa17:185:18 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:185:18 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:185:18 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrta23:0111:01 PM23:5811:58 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśītha24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya29:575:57 AM+131:427:42 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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