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January 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 6 January 1998 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:179:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:217:21 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:546:54 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:217:21 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:4612:46 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4612:46 PM
At noon, 12:4612:46 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 99° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 58% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 99° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–06:546:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:029:02 AM–10:3310:33 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:101:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–19:037:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:193:19+1 AM–28:504:50+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:159:15 AM–10:0210:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:509:50 AM–11:1811:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4612:46 PM–14:142:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:423:42 PM–17:105:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3311:33 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya30:216:21+1 AM–31:537:53+1 AMa 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

Roga06:546:54 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Udvega08:228:22 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Cara09:509:50 AM–11:1811:18 AMneutral
Lābha11:1811:18 AM–12:4612:46 PMgood
Amṛta12:4612:46 PM–14:142:14 PMgood
Kāla14:142:14 PM–15:423:42 PMavoid
Śubha15:423:42 PM–17:105:10 PMgood
Roga17:105:10 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:386:38 PM–20:108:10 PMavoid
Lābha20:108:10 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Udvega21:429:42 PM–23:1411:14 PMavoid
Śubha23:1411:14 PM–24:4712:47+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:4712:47+1 AM–26:192:19+1 AMgood
Cara26:192:19+1 AM–27:513:51+1 AMneutral
Roga27:513:51+1 AM–29:235:23+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:235:23+1 AM–30:556:55+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:546:54 AM to 30:556:55+1 AM

06:546:54 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 30:556:55+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:217:21 AM
Navamīuntil 29:315:31+1 AM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 11:1811:18 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 18:596:59 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:217:21 AM
Bālavauntil 18:256:25 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:315:31+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:101:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:423:42 PM–17:105:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–20:168:16 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23+1 AM–25:111:11+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:101:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:105:10 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:168:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī07:217:21 AMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī11:1811:18 AMAśvinī
YogaŚiva18:596:59 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBava07:217:21 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:55 06:556:55 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 354
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:141:14 PM
Moonset
25:441:44+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM06:546:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM06:546:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:546:54 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:029:02 AM10:3310:33 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:159:15 AM10:0210:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:509:50 AM11:1811:18 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2212:22 PM13:101:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:101:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4612:46 PM14:142:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:571:57 PM16:184:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:423:42 PM17:105:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:184:18 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM20:168:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM19:037:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3311:33 PM24:2212:22+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23+1 AM25:111:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:193:19+1 AM28:504:50+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:216:21+1 AM31:537:53+1 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
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