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Saturday 4 February 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:2711:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:001:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:001:00 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 276° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 276° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:445:44 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:126:12 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:433:43 PM–17:285:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:475:47 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:475:47 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:347:34 AM–08:518:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:347:34 AM–08:158:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:158:15 AM–08:568:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0810:08 AM–11:2411:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:581:58 PM–15:143:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:515:51+1 AM–31:387:38+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

Kāla07:347:34 AM–08:518:51 AMavoid
Śubha08:518:51 AM–10:0810:08 AMgood
Roga10:0810:08 AM–11:2411:24 AMavoid
Udvega11:2411:24 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Cara12:4112:41 PM–13:581:58 PMneutral
Lābha13:581:58 PM–15:143:14 PMgood
Amṛta15:143:14 PM–16:314:31 PMgood
Kāla16:314:31 PM–17:475:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:475:47 PM–19:317:31 PMgood
Udvega19:317:31 PM–21:149:14 PMavoid
Śubha21:149:14 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Amṛta22:5710:57 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMgood
Cara24:4012:40+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMneutral
Roga26:242:24+1 AM–28:074:07+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:074:07+1 AM–29:505:50+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:505:50+1 AM–31:337:33+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:337:33+1 AM

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:475:47 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:001:00 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 25:221:22+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 28:304:30+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:001:00 PM
Taitilauntil 26:012:01+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0810:08 AM–11:2411:24 AM
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 17:475:47 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2411:24 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī13:001:00 PMNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā25:22 01:221:22 AM SunAnurādhā
YogaVṛddhi28:30 04:304:30 AM SunDhruva
KaraṇaKaulava13:001:00 PMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra31:33 07:337:33 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 042
Day length
10 h 13 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:272:27+1 AM
Moonset
11:2711:27 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:445:44 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:445:44 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:126:12 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:379:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:347:34 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:347:34 AM08:158:15 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:158:15 AM08:568:56 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:379:37 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0810:08 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:433:43 PM17:285:28 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM17:475:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:475:47 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:475:47 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:475:47 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:515:51+1 AM31:387:38+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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