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Thursday 24 December 1914 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:293:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:275:27 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:521:52 PM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:051:05 PM–13:391:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:563:56 PM–16:274:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:563:56 PM–17:285:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:202:20 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:237:23 AM–08:278:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:319:31 AM–10:3510:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1410:14 AM–10:4810:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:391:39 PM–14:132:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:453:45 PM–17:315:31 PMa 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

Śubha07:237:23 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Roga08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Udvega09:319:31 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Cara10:3510:35 AM–11:3911:39 AMneutral
Lābha11:3911:39 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Amṛta12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PMgood
Kāla13:471:47 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Śubha14:522:52 PM–15:563:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:563:56 PM–17:525:52 PMgood
Cara17:525:52 PM–19:487:48 PMneutral
Roga19:487:48 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:3911:39 PMavoid
Lābha23:3911:39 PM–25:351:35 AM+1good
Udvega25:351:35 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:313:31 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1good
Amṛta29:275:27 AM+1–31:237:23 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:237:23 AM+1

07:237:23 AM sunrise15:563:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 29:275:27 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 13:521:52 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:244:24 PM
Bavauntil 29:275:27 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PM
Pradoṣa 15:563:56 PM–17:595:59 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5611:56 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:471:47 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:595:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī29:27 05:275:27 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadāpast sunriseRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta13:521:52 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:244:24 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:23 07:237:23 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1971
Śaka
1836
Kali
5015
Ahargaṇa
1 832 025
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:1911:19 AM
Moonset
24:0512:05 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:237:23 AM08:278:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1410:14 AM10:4810:48 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM11:5611:56 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3112:31 PM14:132:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM13:471:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:051:05 PM13:391:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:391:39 PM14:132:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:132:13 PM15:563:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:453:45 PM17:315:31 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk15:563:56 PM17:595:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:563:56 PM16:274:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:563:56 PM17:285:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:202:20 AM+128:064:06 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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