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January 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 14 January 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:484:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:304:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:141:14 PM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Citrā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 274° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:5211:52 AM–13:291:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–13:541:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:164:16 PM–16:464:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:164:16 PM–17:475:47 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4911:49 AM–12:5612:56 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:032:03 PM–15:093:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:413:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:093:09 PM–16:164:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5011:50 PM–25:241:24+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

Udvega07:227:22 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–11:4911:49 AMgood
Kāla11:4911:49 AM–12:5612:56 PMavoid
Śubha12:5612:56 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Roga14:032:03 PM–15:093:09 PMavoid
Udvega15:093:09 PM–16:164:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:164:16 PM–18:096:09 PMgood
Amṛta18:096:09 PM–20:028:02 PMgood
Cara20:028:02 PM–21:569:56 PMneutral
Roga21:569:56 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–29:285:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:285:28+1 AM–31:217:21+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:217:21+1 AM

07:227:22 AM sunrise16:164:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:304:30 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 18:216:21 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 13:141:14 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:304:30 PM
Taitilauntil 28:044:04+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:093:09 PM–16:164:16 PM
Pradoṣa 16:164:16 PM–18:176:17 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. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:164:16 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 55 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:176:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī16:304:30 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā18:216:21 PMSvātī
YogaSukarmā13:141:14 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava16:304:30 PMTaitila
VāraRavivāra31:21 07:217:21 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 631
Day length
8 h 55 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:101:10+1 AM
Moonset
11:0211:02 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM12:5612:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5211:52 AM13:291:29 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:292:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM13:541:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:093:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:292:29 PM16:164:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:413:41 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:093:09 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:164:16 PM18:176:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:164:16 PM16:464:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:164:16 PM17:475:47 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 nakṣatra23:5011:50 PM25:241:24+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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