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Sunday 18 January 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:2010:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2211:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:467:46 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4610:46 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Citrā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 271° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:496:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:467:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:518:51 AM–10:3210:32 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–12:5712:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:142:14 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:295:29 PM–17:575:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:295:29 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3712:37 PM–13:501:50 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:033:03 PM–16:164:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:114:11 PM–16:504:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:164:16 PM–17:295:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:409:40 PM–23:2411:24 PMa 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

Udvega07:467:46 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Cara08:598:59 AM–10:1210:12 AMneutral
Lābha10:1210:12 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Amṛta11:2511:25 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Kāla12:3712:37 PM–13:501:50 PMavoid
Śubha13:501:50 PM–15:033:03 PMgood
Roga15:033:03 PM–16:164:16 PMavoid
Udvega16:164:16 PM–17:295:29 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:295:29 PM–19:167:16 PMgood
Amṛta19:167:16 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Cara21:039:03 PM–22:5010:50 PMneutral
Roga22:5010:50 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:3712:37+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:242:24+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMgood
Udvega28:114:11+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:595:59+1 AM–31:467:46+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:467:46 AM to 31:467:46+1 AM

07:467:46 AM sunrise17:295:29 PM sunsetsunrise 31:467:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:2211:22 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 15:363:36 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 25:421:42+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:4610:46 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:2211:22 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–12:5712:57 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:164:16 PM–17:295:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:295:29 PM–19:237:23 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5712:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:295:29 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:237:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:2211:22 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā15:363:36 PMSvātī
YogaDhṛti25:42 01:421:42 AM MonŚūla
KaraṇaBālava10:4610:46 AMKaulava
VāraRavivāra31:46 07:467:46 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 384
Day length
9 h 42 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:491:49+1 AM
Moonset
11:1711:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:467:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:496:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:467:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:467:46 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:518:51 AM10:3210:32 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:142:14 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:033:03 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:295:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:114:11 PM16:504:50 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:164:16 PM17:295:29 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:295:29 PM19:237:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:295:29 PM17:575:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:295:29 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:409:40 PM23:2411:24 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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