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January 1993 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 15 January 1993 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:5112:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1911:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0112:01 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Citrā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:396:39 AM
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PM
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:442:44 PM
  • Amṛta kāla15:183:18 PM–16:504:50 PM
  • Godhūli17:205:20 PM–17:485:48 PM

Avoid

  • Gulika08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AM
  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:1110:11 AM
  • Rāhu kāla11:1511:15 AM–12:2812:28 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:261:26 PM
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:542:54 PM–16:074:07 PM
  • Varjya26:572:57 AM+1–28:324:32 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

Cara07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMneutral
Lābha08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMgood
Amṛta10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Kāla11:1511:15 AM–12:2812:28 PMavoid
Śubha12:2812:28 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Roga13:411:41 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Udvega14:542:54 PM–16:074:07 PMavoid
Cara16:074:07 PM–17:205:20 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:205:20 PM–19:077:07 PMavoid
Kāla19:077:07 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Lābha20:548:54 PM–22:4110:41 PMgood
Udvega22:4110:41 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2712:27 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1good
Amṛta26:142:14 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1good
Cara28:014:01 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1neutral
Roga29:485:48 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:205:20 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:1911:19 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 21:279:27 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 13:211:21 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:0112:01 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:1911:19 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1511:15 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 17:205:20 PM–19:147:14 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2812:28 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:147:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:1911:19 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā21:279:27 PMSvātī
YogaSukarmā13:211:21 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava12:0112:01 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra31:35 07:357:35 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2049
Śaka
1914
Kali
5093
Ahargaṇa
1 860 537
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:301:30 AM+1
Moonset
11:1711:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:415:41 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:367:36 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika08:498:49 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgava09:329:32 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla11:1511:15 AM12:2812:28 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhna12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit12:0812:08 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:261:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:261:26 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya14:052:05 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa14:542:54 PM16:074:07 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kāla15:183:18 PM16:504:50 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhna15:233:23 PM17:205:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:205:20 PM19:147:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:205:20 PM17:485:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:205:20 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya26:572:57 AM+128:324:32 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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