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Tuesday 21 January 1975 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:3210:32 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4611:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:337:33 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4611:46 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:337:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:265:26 PM–17:545:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:265:26 PM–18:506:50 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya08:118:11 AM–09:549:54 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0110:01 AM–11:1511:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2912:29 PM–13:431:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:572:57 PM–16:124:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:2910:29 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0411:04 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1an 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

Roga07:337:33 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Udvega08:478:47 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Cara10:0110:01 AM–11:1511:15 AMneutral
Lābha11:1511:15 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Amṛta12:2912:29 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–14:572:57 PMavoid
Śubha14:572:57 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Roga16:124:12 PM–17:265:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:265:26 PM–19:117:11 PMavoid
Lābha19:117:11 PM–20:578:57 PMgood
Udvega20:578:57 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Śubha22:4310:43 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2912:29 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Cara26:152:15 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:475:47 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:337:33 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:337:33 AM sunrise17:265:26 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:4611:46 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 12:2912:29 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 17:465:46 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:4611:46 AM
Bālavauntil 24:0612:06 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:572:57 PM–16:124:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:265:26 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05 AM+1–24:5312:53 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:124:12 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 52 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:4611:46 AMNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī12:2912:29 PMBharaṇī
YogaSādhya17:465:46 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBava11:4611:46 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:33 07:337:33 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2031
Śaka
1896
Kali
5075
Ahargaṇa
1 853 968
Day length
9 h 52 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:3911:39 AM
Moonset
25:581:58 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:405:40 AM07:337:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:405:40 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:337:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:337:33 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:118:11 AM09:549:54 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:329:32 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0110:01 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:572:57 PM16:124:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:265:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:265:26 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:265:26 PM17:545:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:265:26 PM18:506:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2910:29 PM24:0912:09 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0411:04 PM24:0112:01 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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