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January 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 5 January 2009 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:098:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:337:33 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

07:337:33 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Revatī, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° 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 kāla10:5210:52 AM–12:2712:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:0312:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:471:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:074:07 PM–16:374:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:074:07 PM–17:385:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:265:26+1 AM–30:586:58+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:308:30 AM–09:359:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4010:40 AM–11:4511:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:3812:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5112:51 PM–13:561:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:471:47 PM–14:222:22 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–10:4010:40 AMgood
Roga10:4010:40 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Udvega11:4511:45 AM–12:5112:51 PMavoid
Cara12:5112:51 PM–13:561:56 PMneutral
Lābha13:561:56 PM–15:013:01 PMgood
Amṛta15:013:01 PM–16:074:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:074:07 PM–18:016:01 PMneutral
Roga18:016:01 PM–19:567:56 PMavoid
Kāla19:567:56 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Lābha21:519:51 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Udvega23:4511:45 PM–25:401:40+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:401:40+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 sunrise16:074:07 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:337:33 AM
Navamīuntil 30:126:12+1 AM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 13:151:15 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 22:2710:27 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:337:33 AM
Bālavauntil 18:586:58 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:126:12+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:308:30 AM–09:359:35 AM
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Pradoṣa 16:074:07 PM–18:096:09 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09+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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:359:35 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0312:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 42 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:096:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī07:337:33 AMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī13:151:15 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva22:2710:27 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBava07:337:33 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:24 07:247:24 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 371
Day length
8 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:0111:01 AM
Moonset
25:371:37+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 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:5210:52 AM12:2712:27 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:3812:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3812:38 PM14:222:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5112:51 PM13:561:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:471:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:471:47 PM14:222:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:222:22 PM16:074:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:074:07 PM18:096:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:074:07 PM16:374:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:074:07 PM17:385:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:265:26+1 AM30:586:58+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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