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January 1943 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 13 January 1943 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:454:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:035:03 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:228:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:491:49 PM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Revatī, 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 muhūrta06:216:21 AM–07:227:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:516:51 AM–08:228:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:513:51 PM–17:295:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:155:15 PM–17:455:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:155:15 PM–18:466:46 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:299:29 AM–10:3510:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4211:42 AM–12:4912:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3112:31 PM–13:061:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4912:49 PM–13:551:55 PMRāhu’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

Lābha08:228:22 AM–09:299:29 AMgood
Amṛta09:299:29 AM–10:3510:35 AMgood
Kāla10:3510:35 AM–11:4211:42 AMavoid
Śubha11:4211:42 AM–12:4912:49 PMgood
Roga12:4912:49 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Udvega13:551:55 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Cara15:023:02 PM–16:084:08 PMneutral
Lābha16:084:08 PM–17:155:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:155:15 PM–19:087:08 PMavoid
Śubha19:087:08 PM–21:029:02 PMgood
Amṛta21:029:02 PM–22:5510:55 PMgood
Cara22:5510:55 PM–24:4812:48 AM+1neutral
Roga24:4812:48 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:422:42 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:354:35 AM+1–30:286:28 AM+1good
Udvega30:286:28 AM+1–32:228:22 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:228:22 AM to 32:228:22 AM+1

08:228:22 AM sunrise17:155:15 PM sunsetsunrise 32:228:22 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 29:035:03 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 18:186:18 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 13:491:49 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:494:49 PM
Bavauntil 29:035:03 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:4912:49 PM–13:551:55 PM
Pradoṣa 17:155:15 PM–19:167:16 PM
Niśītha 24:2412:24 AM+1–25:121:12 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:551:55 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:121:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī29:03 05:035:03 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī18:186:18 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva13:491:49 PMSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:494:49 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra32:22 08:228:22 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1999
Śaka
1864
Kali
5043
Ahargaṇa
1 842 272
Day length
8 h 53 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:1912:19 PM
Moonset
25:201:20 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:216:21 AM08:228:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:216:21 AM07:227:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:516:51 AM08:228:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:228:22 AM10:0910:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0910:09 AM11:5511:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM12:4912:49 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2512:25 PM13:131:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4912:49 PM13:551:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM15:283:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:283:28 PM17:155:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:513:51 PM17:295:29 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:155:15 PM19:167:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:155:15 PM17:455:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:155:15 PM18:466:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2412:24 AM+125:121:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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