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Monday 8 January 1900 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:372:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:001:00+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:297:29 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:451:45 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Revatī, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:286:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:585:58 AM–07:297:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–13:541:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:154:15 PM–16:454:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:154:15 PM–17:465:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:018:01 PM–21:339:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:358:35 AM–09:409:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4610:46 AM–11:5211:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4910:49 AM–12:2112:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0912:09 PM–12:4412:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5712:57 PM–14:032:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:541:54 PM–14:292:29 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

Amṛta07:297:29 AM–08:358:35 AMgood
Kāla08:358:35 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Śubha09:409:40 AM–10:4610:46 AMgood
Roga10:4610:46 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Udvega11:5211:52 AM–12:5712:57 PMavoid
Cara12:5712:57 PM–14:032:03 PMneutral
Lābha14:032:03 PM–15:093:09 PMgood
Amṛta15:093:09 PM–16:154:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:154:15 PM–18:096:09 PMneutral
Roga18:096:09 PM–20:038:03 PMavoid
Kāla20:038:03 PM–21:579:57 PMavoid
Lābha21:579:57 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Udvega23:5211:52 PM–25:461:46+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:461:46+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:403:40+1 AM–29:355:35+1 AMgood
Cara29:355:35+1 AM–31:297:29+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:297:29 AM to 31:297:29+1 AM

07:297:29 AM sunrise16:154:15 PM sunsetsunrise 31:297:29+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:001:00+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 22:1910:19 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 24:1912:19+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:451:45 PM
Bavauntil 25:001:00+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:358:35 AM–09:409:40 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Pradoṣa 16:154:15 PM–18:166:16 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+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 09:409:40 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 45 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:166:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:00 01:001:00 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī22:1910:19 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva24:19 00:1912:19 AM TueSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:451:45 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:29 07:297:29 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1956
Śaka
1821
Kali
5000
Ahargaṇa
1 826 562
Day length
8 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:4410:44 AM
Moonset
24:5112:51+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:297:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:286:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:585:58 AM07:297:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:297:29 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:358:35 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4610:46 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4910:49 AM12:2112:21 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:4412:44 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4412:44 PM14:292:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5712:57 PM14:032:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM13:541:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:541:54 PM14:292:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:292:29 PM16:154:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:154:15 PM18:166:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:154:15 PM16:454:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:154:15 PM17:465:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:018:01 PM21:339:33 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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