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January 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 8 January 1968 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:129:12 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3911:39 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:247:24 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3911:39 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Revatī, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:247:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:579:57 AM–11:4511:45 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:141:14 PM–13:491:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:094:09 PM–16:394:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:094:09 PM–17:405:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:308:30 AM–09:359:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4110:41 AM–11:4611:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0412:04 PM–12:3912:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5212:52 PM–13:581:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:491:49 PM–14:242:24 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

Amṛta07:247:24 AM–08:308:30 AMgood
Kāla08:308:30 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Śubha09:359:35 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Roga10:4110:41 AM–11:4611:46 AMavoid
Udvega11:4611:46 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Cara12:5212:52 PM–13:581:58 PMneutral
Lābha13:581:58 PM–15:033:03 PMgood
Amṛta15:033:03 PM–16:094:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:094:09 PM–18:036:03 PMneutral
Roga18:036:03 PM–19:587:58 PMavoid
Kāla19:587:58 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Lābha21:529:52 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Udvega23:4611:46 PM–25:411:41+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:411:41+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:353:35+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Cara29:295:29+1 AM–31:247:24+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:247:24 AM to 31:247:24+1 AM

07:247:24 AM sunrise16:094:09 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:3911:39 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 12:3912:39 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 18:286:28 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3911:39 AM
Bālavauntil 25:001:00+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:308:30 AM–09:359:35 AM
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Pradoṣa 16:094:09 PM–18:116:11 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10+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 09:359:35 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:116:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:3911:39 AMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī12:3912:39 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva18:286:28 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBava11:3911:39 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:24 07:247:24 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2024
Śaka
1889
Kali
5068
Ahargaṇa
1 851 398
Day length
8 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:2211:22 AM
Moonset
25:091:09+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:247:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:247:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:247:24 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:308:30 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:579:57 AM11:4511:45 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM11:4611:46 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:3912:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3912:39 PM14:242:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:141:14 PM13:491:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:491:49 PM14:242:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:242:24 PM16:094:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:094:09 PM18:116:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:094:09 PM16:394:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:094:09 PM17:405:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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