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Friday 14 January 2061 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:468:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1611:16 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1611:16 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 277° ahead of it, in Citrā, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 277° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:195:19 PM–17:485:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:195:19 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:196:19 AM+1–32:078:07 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:329:32 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1511:15 AM–12:2712:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:261:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:532:53 PM–16:064:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:277:27 PM–21:169:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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–12:2712:27 PMavoid
Śubha12:2712:27 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Roga13:401:40 PM–14:532:53 PMavoid
Udvega14:532:53 PM–16:064:06 PMavoid
Cara16:064:06 PM–17:195:19 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:195:19 PM–19:067:06 PMavoid
Kāla19:067:06 PM–20:538:53 PMavoid
Lābha20:538:53 PM–22:4010:40 PMgood
Udvega22:4010:40 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 sunrise17:195:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:1611:16 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 13:071:07 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:1611:16 AM
Taitilauntil 24:3812:38 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1511:15 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 17:195:19 PM–19:137:13 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 12:2712:27 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī11:1611:16 AMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā13:071:07 PMSvātī
YogaDhṛtipast sunriseŚūla
KaraṇaKaulava11:1611:16 AMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra31:35 07:357:35 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2117
Śaka
1982
Kali
5161
Ahargaṇa
1 885 373
Day length
9 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:511:51 AM+1
Moonset
11:5311:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:329:32 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:2712:27 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:261:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:532:53 PM16:064:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:195:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:195:19 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:195:19 PM17:485:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:195:19 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:277:27 PM21:169:16 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:196:19 AM+132:078:07 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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