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Tuesday 25 December 1990 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:3111:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4910:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:577:57 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:337:33 PM–21:089:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:289:28 AM–10:0610:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:569:56 AM–11:0711:07 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:599:59 AM–11:3511:35 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:1812:18 PM–13:291:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:402:40 PM–15:503:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5110:51 PM–23:4911:49 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

Roga07:357:35 AM–08:468:46 AMavoid
Udvega08:468:46 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Cara09:569:56 AM–11:0711:07 AMneutral
Lābha11:0711:07 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Amṛta12:1812:18 PM–13:291:29 PMgood
Kāla13:291:29 PM–14:402:40 PMavoid
Śubha14:402:40 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Roga15:503:50 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:015:01 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid
Lābha18:506:50 PM–20:408:40 PMgood
Udvega20:408:40 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Śubha22:2910:29 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1812:18 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1good
Cara26:072:07 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1neutral
Roga27:573:57 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:465:46 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:357:35 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:357:35 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:4910:49 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 24:1912:19 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 07:577:57 AM
Varīyānuntil 29:585:58 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:1611:16 AM
Bavauntil 22:4910:49 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:402:40 PM–15:503:50 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:503:50 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī22:4910:49 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā24:19 00:1912:19 AM WedRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta07:577:57 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:1611:16 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2047
Śaka
1912
Kali
5091
Ahargaṇa
1 859 785
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:5311:53 AM
Moonset
25:011:01 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:385:38 AM07:357:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:385:38 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 AM09:289:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:289:28 AM10:0610:06 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:0711:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:599:59 AM11:3511:35 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:402:40 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:337:33 PM21:089:08 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5110:51 PM23:4911:49 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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