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Tuesday 9 January 2018 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:176:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:456:45 PM.

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

08:128:12 AM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Citrā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 273° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:135:13 PM–17:425:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:135:13 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4910:49 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0110:01 AM–11:1311:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2512:25 PM–13:371:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4212:42 PM–14:232:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:492:49 PM–16:014:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5910:59 PM–23:5611:56 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–11:1311:13 AMneutral
Lābha11:1311:13 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Amṛta12:2512:25 PM–13:371:37 PMgood
Kāla13:371:37 PM–14:492:49 PMavoid
Śubha14:492:49 PM–16:014:01 PMgood
Roga16:014:01 PM–17:135:13 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:135:13 PM–19:017:01 PMavoid
Lābha19:017:01 PM–20:498:49 PMgood
Udvega20:498:49 PM–22:3710:37 PMavoid
Śubha22:3710:37 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2512:25 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1good
Cara26:132:13 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 sunrise17:135:13 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:456:45 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 29:345:34 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 08:128:12 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:456:45 PM
Taitilauntil 31:157:15 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:492:49 PM–16:014:01 PM
Pradoṣa 17:135:13 PM–19:097:09 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:014:01 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:097:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī18:456:45 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā29:34 05:345:34 AM WedSvātī
YogaAtigaṇḍa08:128:12 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava18:456:45 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:37 07:377:37 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 662
Day length
9 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:171:17 AM+1
Moonset
12:1612:16 PM

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 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:329:32 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0110:01 AM11:1311:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4212:42 PM14:232:23 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:492:49 PM16:014:01 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:135:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:135:13 PM19:097:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:135:13 PM17:425:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:135:13 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4910:49 PM24:3112:31 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5910:59 PM23:5611:56 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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