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Sunday 15 January 1989 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5510:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:059:05 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:059:05 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 97° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:232:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:184:18 PM–16:494:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:184:18 PM–17:495:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5011:50 AM–12:5712:57 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:042:04 PM–15:113:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:073:07 PM–15:433:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:113:11 PM–16:184:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:553:55 PM–17:275:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya29:025:02+1 AM–30:356:35+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

Udvega07:217:21 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Cara08:288:28 AM–09:359:35 AMneutral
Lābha09:359:35 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Amṛta10:4210:42 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Kāla11:5011:50 AM–12:5712:57 PMavoid
Śubha12:5712:57 PM–14:042:04 PMgood
Roga14:042:04 PM–15:113:11 PMavoid
Udvega15:113:11 PM–16:184:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:184:18 PM–18:116:11 PMgood
Amṛta18:116:11 PM–20:048:04 PMgood
Cara20:048:04 PM–21:579:57 PMneutral
Roga21:579:57 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Kāla23:4911:49 PM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:421:42+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMgood
Udvega27:353:35+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:275:27+1 AM–31:207:20+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:217:21 AM to 31:207:20+1 AM

07:217:21 AM sunrise16:184:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 09:059:05 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 19:457:45 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 11:4711:47 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:059:05 AM
Bālavauntil 20:168:16 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:113:11 PM–16:184:18 PM
Pradoṣa 16:184:18 PM–18:196:19 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:184:18 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 58 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:196:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī09:059:05 AMNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī19:457:45 PMBharaṇī
YogaSiddha11:4711:47 AMSādhya
KaraṇaBava09:059:05 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:20 07:207:20 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 076
Day length
8 h 58 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
10:4610:46 AM
Moonset
25:501:50+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM12:5712:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:312:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5212:52 PM14:232:23 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:042:04 PM15:113:11 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:312:31 PM16:184:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:073:07 PM15:433:43 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:113:11 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:553:55 PM17:275:27 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:184:18 PM18:196:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:184:18 PM16:494:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:184:18 PM17:495:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:025:02+1 AM30:356:35+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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