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Monday 9 January 1995 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5310:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:4912:49 PM.

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

11:3011:30 AM

Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

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 kāla08:528:52 AM–10:3810:38 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:151:15 PM–13:501:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:104:10 PM–16:414:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:104:10 PM–17:425:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:196:19+1 AM–32:068:06+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:298:29 AM–09:359:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4110:41 AM–11:4711:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:4012:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5312:53 PM–13:591:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:501:50 PM–14:252:25 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–08:298:29 AMgood
Kāla08:298:29 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Śubha09:359:35 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Roga10:4110:41 AM–11:4711:47 AMavoid
Udvega11:4711:47 AM–12:5312:53 PMavoid
Cara12:5312:53 PM–13:591:59 PMneutral
Lābha13:591:59 PM–15:053:05 PMgood
Amṛta15:053:05 PM–16:104:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:104:10 PM–18:056:05 PMneutral
Roga18:056:05 PM–19:597:59 PMavoid
Kāla19:597:59 PM–21:539:53 PMavoid
Lābha21:539:53 PM–23:4711:47 PMgood
Udvega23:4711:47 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–31:237:23+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:247:24 AM to 31:237:23+1 AM

07:247:24 AM sunrise16:104:10 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:4912:49 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 11:3011:30 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 15:193:19 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:4912:49 PM
Bālavauntil 26:002:00+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:298:29 AM–09:359:35 AM
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 16:104:10 PM–18:126:12 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11+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 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 8 h 47 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:126:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11+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 Aṣṭamī12:4912:49 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī11:3011:30 AMAśvinī
YogaŚiva15:193:19 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBava12:4912:49 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:23 07:237:23 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2051
Śaka
1916
Kali
5095
Ahargaṇa
1 861 261
Day length
8 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:0811:08 AM
Moonset
25:101:10+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 day08:298:29 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:528:52 AM10:3810:38 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4012:40 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4012:40 PM14:252:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5312:53 PM13:591:59 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:151:15 PM13:501:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:501:50 PM14:252:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:252:25 PM16:104:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:104:10 PM18:126:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:104:10 PM16:414:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:104:10 PM17:425:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:196:19+1 AM32:068:06+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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