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Tuesday 28 December 1976 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:522:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:534:53 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:483:48 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:386:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:096:09 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:285:28 PM–19:147:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:309:30 AM–10:0710:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:589:58 AM–11:0911:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2012:20 PM–13:311:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5310:53 PM–23:5111:51 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

Roga07:367:36 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Udvega08:478:47 AM–09:589:58 AMavoid
Cara09:589:58 AM–11:0911:09 AMneutral
Lābha11:0911:09 AM–12:2012:20 PMgood
Amṛta12:2012:20 PM–13:311:31 PMgood
Kāla13:311:31 PM–14:422:42 PMavoid
Śubha14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Roga15:523:52 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:035:03 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid
Lābha18:526:52 PM–20:428:42 PMgood
Udvega20:428:42 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Śubha22:3110:31 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2012:20 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1good
Cara26:092:09 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1neutral
Roga27:583:58 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:475:47 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 sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:534:53 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 22:4410:44 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 22:2910:29 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:483:48 PM
Bavauntil 28:534:53 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:3912:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:523:52 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  8. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī28:53 04:534:53 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā22:4410:44 PMRevatī
YogaVarīyān22:2910:29 PMParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:483:48 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:36 07:367:36 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 675
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:5411:54 AM
Moonset
24:4512:45 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:405:40 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:405:40 AM06:386:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:096:09 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:309:30 AM10:0710:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:589:58 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2012:20 PM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:422:42 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:316:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:285:28 PM19:147:14 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5310:53 PM23:5111:51 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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