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Sunday 1 February 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:064:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:072:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:072:07 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:416:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:146:14 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–19:077:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:069:06 PM–22:3610:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya12:0112:01 PM–13:311:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4112:41 PM–13:571:57 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:123:12 PM–16:284:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:234:23 PM–17:045:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:284:28 PM–17:445:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega07:377:37 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Cara08:538:53 AM–10:0910:09 AMneutral
Lābha10:0910:09 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Amṛta11:2511:25 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Kāla12:4112:41 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Śubha13:571:57 PM–15:123:12 PMgood
Roga15:123:12 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid
Udvega16:284:28 PM–17:445:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:445:44 PM–19:287:28 PMgood
Amṛta19:287:28 PM–21:129:12 PMgood
Cara21:129:12 PM–22:5610:56 PMneutral
Roga22:5610:56 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:4012:40 AM+1–26:242:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:242:24 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1good
Udvega28:084:08 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:525:52 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:072:07 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 29:255:25 AM+1
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 15:083:08 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:072:07 PM
Taitilauntil 25:081:08 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:011:01 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:284:28 PM–17:445:44 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16 AM+1–25:041:04 AM+1

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 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:445:44 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 07 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī14:072:07 PMNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā29:25 05:255:25 AM MonAnurādhā
YogaGaṇḍa15:083:08 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaKaulava14:072:07 PMTaitila
VāraRavivāra31:36 07:367:36 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 135
Day length
10 h 07 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:132:13 AM+1
Moonset
11:5111:51 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:465:46 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:465:46 AM06:416:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:146:14 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:389:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:389:38 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0112:01 PM13:311:31 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:284:28 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:234:23 PM17:045:04 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:284:28 PM17:445:44 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM19:077:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:069:06 PM22:3610:36 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16 AM+125:041:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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