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January 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 4 January 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:5111:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0310:03 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0310:03 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Revatī, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 97° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:281:28 PM–14:052:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:202:20 PM–15:523:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:324:32 PM–17:025:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:324:32 PM–18:016:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:288:28 AM–09:379:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4610:46 AM–11:5611:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1412:14 PM–12:5112:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:051:05 PM–14:142:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:052:05 PM–14:422:42 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

Amṛta07:197:19 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Kāla08:288:28 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Śubha09:379:37 AM–10:4610:46 AMgood
Roga10:4610:46 AM–11:5611:56 AMavoid
Udvega11:5611:56 AM–13:051:05 PMavoid
Cara13:051:05 PM–14:142:14 PMneutral
Lābha14:142:14 PM–15:233:23 PMgood
Amṛta15:233:23 PM–16:324:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:324:32 PM–18:236:23 PMneutral
Roga18:236:23 PM–20:148:14 PMavoid
Kāla20:148:14 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Lābha22:0510:05 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Udvega23:5611:56 PM–25:461:46+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:461:46+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:373:37+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Cara29:285:28+1 AM–31:197:19+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19+1 AM

07:197:19 AM sunrise16:324:32 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:0310:03 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 16:384:38 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 26:382:38+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:0310:03 AM
Bālavauntil 21:169:16 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:288:28 AM–09:379:37 AM
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Pradoṣa 16:324:32 PM–18:316:31 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+1 AM

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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:379:37 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:316:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī10:0310:03 AMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī16:384:38 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva26:38 02:382:38 AM TueSiddha
KaraṇaBava10:0310:03 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2027
Śaka
1892
Kali
5071
Ahargaṇa
1 852 490
Day length
9 h 14 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:2411:24 AM
Moonset
25:271:27+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4610:46 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1412:14 PM12:5112:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM14:422:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:051:05 PM14:142:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:281:28 PM14:052:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:052:05 PM14:422:42 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:202:20 PM15:523:52 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:422:42 PM16:324:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:324:32 PM18:316:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:324:32 PM17:025:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:324:32 PM18:016:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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