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Tuesday 6 January 1998 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:1711:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:219:21 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:219:21 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Revatī, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0211:02 AM–12:3312:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:395:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:376:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:195:19 AM+1–30:506:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0110:01 AM–11:1211:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2412:24 PM–13:361:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:472:47 PM–15:593:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5710:57 PM–23:5511:55 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

Roga07:377:37 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Udvega08:498:49 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Cara10:0110:01 AM–11:1211:12 AMneutral
Lābha11:1211:12 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Amṛta12:2412:24 PM–13:361:36 PMgood
Kāla13:361:36 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Śubha14:472:47 PM–15:593:59 PMgood
Roga15:593:59 PM–17:105:10 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:105:10 PM–18:596:59 PMavoid
Lābha18:596:59 PM–20:478:47 PMgood
Udvega20:478:47 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Śubha22:3610:36 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2412:24 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1good
Cara26:122:12 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:495:49 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 09:219:21 AM
Navamīuntil 31:317:31 AM+1
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 13:181:18 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 20:598:59 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:219:21 AM
Bālavauntil 20:258:25 PM
Kaulavauntil 31:317:31 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:472:47 PM–15:593:59 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:593:59 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī09:219:21 AMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī13:181:18 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva20:598:59 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBava09:219:21 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:37 07:377:37 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 354
Day length
9 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:3112:31 PM
Moonset
25:391:39 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:329:32 AM10:1010:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0110:01 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0211:02 AM12:3312:33 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:361:36 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:472:47 PM15:593:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:395:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:376:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5710:57 PM23:5511:55 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:195:19 AM+130:506:50 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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