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Thursday 4 January 1990 · Bucharest, Romania

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:361:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4011:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:527:52 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4012:40 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 23° above S. Day length 8 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Revatī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:526:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:527:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:262:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:196:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:133:13 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:527:52 AM–08:598:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0610:06 AM–11:1311:13 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5110:51 AM–11:2711:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:281:28 PM–14:352:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:262:26 PM–15:023:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:096:09 PM–19:407:40 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

Śubha07:527:52 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Roga08:598:59 AM–10:0610:06 AMavoid
Udvega10:0610:06 AM–11:1311:13 AMavoid
Cara11:1311:13 AM–12:2112:21 PMneutral
Lābha12:2112:21 PM–13:281:28 PMgood
Amṛta13:281:28 PM–14:352:35 PMgood
Kāla14:352:35 PM–15:423:42 PMavoid
Śubha15:423:42 PM–16:494:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:494:49 PM–18:426:42 PMgood
Cara18:426:42 PM–20:358:35 PMneutral
Roga20:358:35 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Kāla22:2810:28 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2112:21 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1good
Udvega26:132:13 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:064:06 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1good
Amṛta29:595:59 AM+1–31:527:52 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:527:52 AM to 31:527:52 AM+1

07:527:52 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 31:527:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:4011:40 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 29:295:29 AM+1
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 17:405:40 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:4012:40 PM
Bavauntil 23:4011:40 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:281:28 PM–14:352:35 PM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:352:35 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 57 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī23:4011:40 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī29:29 05:295:29 AM FriAśvinī
YogaParigha17:405:40 PMŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:4012:40 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:52 07:527:52 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2046
Śaka
1911
Kali
5090
Ahargaṇa
1 859 430
Day length
8 h 57 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:2811:28 AM
Moonset
25:181:18 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:527:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:526:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:527:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:527:52 AM09:409:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:527:52 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:409:40 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0610:06 AM11:1311:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5110:51 AM11:2711:27 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:281:28 PM14:352:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:262:26 PM15:023:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:196:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:096:09 PM19:407:40 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:133:13 AM+128:444:44 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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