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December 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 25 December 1971 · Beijing, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:3210:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:348:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:359:35 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBeijing12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:366:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:252:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:235:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:505:50 PM–19:217:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:347:34 AM–08:448:44 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:347:34 AM–08:128:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:128:12 AM–08:498:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:468:46 AM–10:1710:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:549:54 AM–11:0411:04 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:241:24 PM–14:342:34 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla07:347:34 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Śubha08:448:44 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Roga09:549:54 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Udvega11:0411:04 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Cara12:1412:14 PM–13:241:24 PMneutral
Lābha13:241:24 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Amṛta14:342:34 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Kāla15:443:44 PM–16:544:54 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:544:54 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Udvega18:446:44 PM–20:348:34 PMavoid
Śubha20:348:34 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Amṛta22:2410:24 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Cara24:1412:14 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1neutral
Roga26:042:04 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:543:54 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:455:45 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:348:34 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 22:2310:23 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 28:094:09 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:359:35 AM
Bavauntil 20:348:34 PM
Bālavauntil 31:297:29 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:549:54 AM–11:0411:04 AM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0411:04 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 20 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:348:34 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā22:2310:23 PMRevatī
YogaVarīyān28:09 04:094:09 AM SunParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:359:35 AMBava
VāraŚanivāra31:35 07:357:35 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 845
Day length
9 h 20 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:5311:53 AM
Moonset
25:041:04 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:366:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:347:34 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:347:34 AM08:128:12 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:128:12 AM08:498:49 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:468:46 AM10:1710:17 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:235:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:505:50 PM19:217:21 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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