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Tuesday 24 January 1995 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:471:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0412:04 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:317:31 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:497:49 AM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Svātī, 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 muhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:356:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:076:07 AM–07:317:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:5012:50 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:295:29 PM–17:575:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:295:29 PM–18:536:53 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:499:49 PM–23:2011:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:319:31 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0110:01 AM–11:1611:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3012:30 PM–13:451:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4012:40 PM–14:112:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:003:00 PM–16:144:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0611:06 PM–24:0212:02 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

Roga07:317:31 AM–08:468:46 AMavoid
Udvega08:468:46 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Cara10:0110:01 AM–11:1611:16 AMneutral
Lābha11:1611:16 AM–12:3012:30 PMgood
Amṛta12:3012:30 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Kāla13:451:45 PM–15:003:00 PMavoid
Śubha15:003:00 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Roga16:144:14 PM–17:295:29 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:295:29 PM–19:147:14 PMavoid
Lābha19:147:14 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Udvega21:009:00 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Śubha22:4510:45 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3012:30 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Cara26:152:15 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1neutral
Roga28:004:00 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:465:46 AM+1–31:317:31 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:317:31 AM to 31:317:31 AM+1

07:317:31 AM sunrise17:295:29 PM sunsetsunrise 31:317:31 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:0412:04 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 30:126:12 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 07:497:49 AM
Śūlauntil 29:095:09 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:5812:58 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:0412:04 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:5012:50 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:003:00 PM–16:144:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:295:29 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06 AM+1–24:5412:54 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. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5012:50 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:144:14 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 58 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  12. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī24:04 00:0412:04 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraSvātī30:12 06:126:12 AM WedViśākhā
YogaDhṛti07:497:49 AMŚūla
KaraṇaBālava12:5812:58 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:31 07:317:31 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2051
Śaka
1916
Kali
5095
Ahargaṇa
1 861 276
Day length
9 h 58 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:311:31 AM+1
Moonset
11:2211:22 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:395:39 AM07:317:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:395:39 AM06:356:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:076:07 AM07:317:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:317:31 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:319:31 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0110:01 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3012:30 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4012:40 PM14:112:11 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:003:00 PM16:144:14 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:303:30 PM17:295:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:295:29 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:295:29 PM17:575:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:295:29 PM18:536:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:499:49 PM23:2011:20 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0611:06 PM24:0212:02 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06 AM+124:5412:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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