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December 1938 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 30 December 1938 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:176:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:197:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:257:25 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:238:23 AM

Varīyān gives way to Parigha.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Revatī, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:257:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:081:08 PM–13:431:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:004:00 PM–16:314:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:004:00 PM–17:335:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:298:29 AM–09:339:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3810:38 AM–11:4211:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5911:59 AM–12:3412:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:511:51 PM–14:562:56 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:2511:25 PM–25:051:05 AM+1a 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

Cara07:257:25 AM–08:298:29 AMneutral
Lābha08:298:29 AM–09:339:33 AMgood
Amṛta09:339:33 AM–10:3810:38 AMgood
Kāla10:3810:38 AM–11:4211:42 AMavoid
Śubha11:4211:42 AM–12:4712:47 PMgood
Roga12:4712:47 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Udvega13:511:51 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Cara14:562:56 PM–16:004:00 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:004:00 PM–17:565:56 PMavoid
Kāla17:565:56 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Lābha19:517:51 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Udvega21:479:47 PM–23:4211:42 PMavoid
Śubha23:4211:42 PM–25:381:38 AM+1good
Amṛta25:381:38 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1good
Cara27:333:33 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1neutral
Roga29:295:29 AM+1–31:257:25 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:257:25 AM to 31:257:25 AM+1

07:257:25 AM sunrise16:004:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:197:19 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 10:5310:53 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 08:238:23 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 19:197:19 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3810:38 AM–11:4211:42 AM
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Pradoṣa 16:004:00 PM–18:036:03 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06 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. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4211:42 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:036:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī19:197:19 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā10:5310:53 AMRevatī
YogaVarīyān08:238:23 AMParigha
KaraṇaBava19:197:19 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra31:25 07:257:25 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1995
Śaka
1860
Kali
5039
Ahargaṇa
1 840 797
Day length
8 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:1411:14 AM
Moonset
24:4112:41 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:257:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:257:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:257:25 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:3412:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:172:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:081:08 PM13:431:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:511:51 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:172:17 PM16:004:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:004:00 PM18:036:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:004:00 PM16:314:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:004:00 PM17:335:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:2511:25 PM25:051:05 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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