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January 1955 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 2 January 1955 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:155:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:363:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:363:36 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Revatī, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:075:07 PM–17:365:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:075:07 PM–18:346:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4211:42 PM–25:131:13 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:2212:22 PM–13:331:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:342:34 PM–16:054:05 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:442:44 PM–15:553:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:513:51 PM–16:294:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:553:55 PM–17:075:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega07:377:37 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Cara08:488:48 AM–10:0010:00 AMneutral
Lābha10:0010:00 AM–11:1111:11 AMgood
Amṛta11:1111:11 AM–12:2212:22 PMgood
Kāla12:2212:22 PM–13:331:33 PMavoid
Śubha13:331:33 PM–14:442:44 PMgood
Roga14:442:44 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid
Udvega15:553:55 PM–17:075:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:075:07 PM–18:556:55 PMgood
Amṛta18:556:55 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Cara20:448:44 PM–22:3310:33 PMneutral
Roga22:3310:33 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:2212:22 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:112:11 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1good
Udvega28:004:00 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:485:48 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:075:07 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:363:36 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 25:591:59 AM+1
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 18:026:02 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:363:36 PM
Bālavauntil 26:362:36 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:553:55 PM–17:075:07 PM
Pradoṣa 17:075:07 PM–19:037:03 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:075:07 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 29 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:037:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:363:36 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī25:59 01:591:59 AM MonAśvinī
YogaParigha18:026:02 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBava15:363:36 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:37 07:377:37 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2011
Śaka
1876
Kali
5055
Ahargaṇa
1 846 644
Day length
9 h 29 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:4811:48 AM
Moonset
25:321:32 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:2212:22 PM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:133:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:342:34 PM16:054:05 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:442:44 PM15:553:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:133:13 PM17:075:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:513:51 PM16:294:29 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:553:55 PM17:075:07 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:075:07 PM19:037:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:075:07 PM17:365:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:075:07 PM18:346:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4211:42 PM25:131:13 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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