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Tuesday 26 December 2017 · Daegu, South Korea

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:136:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:146:14 AM+1.

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

10:1510:15 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 87° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:096:09 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:185:18 PM–17:465:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:185:18 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2212:22 AM+1–26:002:00 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:319:31 AM–10:1010:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0010:00 AM–11:1311:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2612:26 PM–13:391:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:302:30 PM–16:094:09 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:522:52 PM–16:054:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0111:01 PM–23:5811:58 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

Roga07:347:34 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Udvega08:478:47 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Cara10:0010:00 AM–11:1311:13 AMneutral
Lābha11:1311:13 AM–12:2612:26 PMgood
Amṛta12:2612:26 PM–13:391:39 PMgood
Kāla13:391:39 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Śubha14:522:52 PM–16:054:05 PMgood
Roga16:054:05 PM–17:185:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:185:18 PM–19:057:05 PMavoid
Lābha19:057:05 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Udvega20:528:52 PM–22:3910:39 PMavoid
Śubha22:3910:39 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2612:26 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1good
Cara26:132:13 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1neutral
Roga28:014:01 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:485:48 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:185:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 30:146:14 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 29:175:17 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 10:1510:15 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:206:20 PM
Bavauntil 30:146:14 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:522:52 PM–16:054:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:185:18 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02 AM+1–24:5012:50 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:054:05 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī30:14 06:146:14 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā29:17 05:175:17 AM WedRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta10:1510:15 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:206:20 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 648
Day length
9 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:2812:28 PM
Moonset
24:3712:37 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:405:40 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:405:40 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:096:09 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:319:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:319:31 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:319:31 AM10:1010:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:1311:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2612:26 PM13:391:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:302:30 PM16:094:09 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:054:05 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:185:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:185:18 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:185:18 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:185:18 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0111:01 PM23:5811:58 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2212:22 AM+126:002:00 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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