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Monday 3 January 1944 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:535:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:234:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:104:10 PM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

12:4412:44 PM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing12:4412:44 PM
At noon, 12:4412:44 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Revatī, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:226:22 AM–07:237:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:536:53 AM–08:258:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2712:27 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:345:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:366:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1911:19 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:309:30 AM–10:3410:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3911:39 AM–12:4412:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:011:01 PM–13:361:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:491:49 PM–14:542:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:591:59 PM–15:333:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:452:45 PM–15:203:20 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

Amṛta08:258:25 AM–09:309:30 AMgood
Kāla09:309:30 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Śubha10:3410:34 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Roga11:3911:39 AM–12:4412:44 PMavoid
Udvega12:4412:44 PM–13:491:49 PMavoid
Cara13:491:49 PM–14:542:54 PMneutral
Lābha14:542:54 PM–15:593:59 PMgood
Amṛta15:593:59 PM–17:035:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:035:03 PM–18:596:59 PMneutral
Roga18:596:59 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Kāla20:548:54 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Lābha22:4910:49 PM–24:4412:44 AM+1good
Udvega24:4412:44 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:392:39 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1good
Amṛta28:344:34 AM+1–30:306:30 AM+1good
Cara30:306:30 AM+1–32:258:25 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:258:25 AM to 32:258:25 AM+1

08:258:25 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 32:258:25 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:234:23 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 25:391:39 AM+1
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 16:104:10 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:234:23 PM
Bālavauntil 27:493:49 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:309:30 AM–10:3410:34 AM
Abhijit 12:2712:27 PM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 24:2012:20 AM+1–25:081:08 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3410:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:081:08 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī16:234:23 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī25:39 01:391:39 AM TueAśvinī
YogaParigha16:104:10 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBava16:234:23 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra32:25 08:258:25 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2000
Śaka
1865
Kali
5044
Ahargaṇa
1 842 627
Day length
8 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:5512:55 PM
Moonset
25:401:40 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:226:22 AM08:258:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:226:22 AM07:237:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:536:53 AM08:258:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:258:25 AM10:0910:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:309:30 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0910:09 AM11:5211:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM12:4412:44 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2012:20 PM13:081:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:361:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:491:49 PM14:542:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:591:59 PM15:333:33 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:452:45 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:345:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:366:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1911:19 PM24:5312:53 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2012:20 AM+125:081:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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