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Friday 20 January 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:382:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:554:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3512:35 PM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Svātī, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 274° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:396:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1210:12 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:577:57 AM–09:259:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:508:50 AM–09:379:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5310:53 AM–12:2212:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2711:27 AM–13:141:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:321:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:183:18 PM–16:474:47 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

Cara06:286:28 AM–07:577:57 AMneutral
Lābha07:577:57 AM–09:259:25 AMgood
Amṛta09:259:25 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Kāla10:5310:53 AM–12:2212:22 PMavoid
Śubha12:2212:22 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Roga13:501:50 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Udvega15:183:18 PM–16:474:47 PMavoid
Cara16:474:47 PM–18:156:15 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:156:15 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Kāla19:477:47 PM–21:189:18 PMavoid
Lābha21:189:18 PM–22:5010:50 PMgood
Udvega22:5010:50 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2212:22 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Amṛta25:531:53 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1good
Cara27:253:25 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1neutral
Roga28:574:57 AM+1–30:296:29 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29 AM+1

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:554:55 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 12:3512:35 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:554:55 PM
Taitilauntil 30:106:10 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5310:53 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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 12:2212:22 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 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 Aṣṭamī16:554:55 PMNavamī
NakṣatraSvātīpast sunriseViśākhā
YogaDhṛti12:3512:35 PMŚūla
KaraṇaKaulava16:554:55 PMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra30:29 06:296:29 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 308
Day length
11 h 46 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:5512:55 AM+1
Moonset
12:2012:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:259:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:508:50 AM09:379:37 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2711:27 AM13:141:14 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:321:32 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:183:18 PM16:474:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:396:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1210:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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