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January 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 21 January 1979 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:047:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:317:31+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:176:17 PM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 266° ahead of it, in Citrā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 266° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:3011:30 AM–13:121:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:231:23 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:264:26 PM–16:564:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:264:26 PM–17:555:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5111:51 AM–13:001:00 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:092:09 PM–15:173:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–15:493:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:173:17 PM–16:264:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:0212:02+1 AM–25:401:40+1 AMa 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

Udvega07:177:17 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Cara08:258:25 AM–09:349:34 AMneutral
Lābha09:349:34 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Amṛta10:4310:43 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Kāla11:5111:51 AM–13:001:00 PMavoid
Śubha13:001:00 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Roga14:092:09 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Udvega15:173:17 PM–16:264:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:264:26 PM–18:176:17 PMgood
Amṛta18:176:17 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Cara20:088:08 PM–22:0010:00 PMneutral
Roga22:0010:00 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Kāla23:5111:51 PM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:421:42+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMgood
Udvega27:333:33+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:255:25+1 AM–31:167:16+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:167:16+1 AM

07:177:17 AM sunrise16:264:26 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 18:176:17 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 23:0711:07 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 19:237:23 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:173:17 PM–16:264:26 PM
Pradoṣa 16:264:26 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:264:26 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 09 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamīpast sunriseNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā18:176:17 PMSvātī
YogaDhṛti23:0711:07 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBālava19:237:23 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra31:16 07:167:16 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 429
Day length
9 h 09 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:3112:31+1 AM
Moonset
10:4910:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:3011:30 AM13:121:12 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:001:00 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:231:23 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:092:09 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:264:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM15:493:49 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:173:17 PM16:264:26 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:264:26 PM18:256:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:264:26 PM16:564:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:264:26 PM17:555:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:0212:02+1 AM25:401:40+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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