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January 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 16 January 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:086:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:074:07 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

07:477:47 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:085:08 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Citrā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 268° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:506:50 AM
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–12:5612:56 PM
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–14:512:51 PM
  • Godhūli17:255:25 PM–17:545:54 PM
  • Amṛta kāla19:427:42 PM–21:139:13 PM

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:009:00 AM–10:1210:12 AM
  • Varjya10:3810:38 AM–12:0912:09 PM
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2411:24 AM–12:3612:36 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:5612:56 PM–13:341:34 PM
  • Gulika13:491:49 PM–15:013:01 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:512:51 PM–15:303:30 PM
  • Varjya31:017:01 AM+1–32:328:32 AM+1

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

Amṛta07:477:47 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Kāla09:009:00 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Śubha10:1210:12 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Roga11:2411:24 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Udvega12:3612:36 PM–13:491:49 PMavoid
Cara13:491:49 PM–15:013:01 PMneutral
Lābha15:013:01 PM–16:134:13 PMgood
Amṛta16:134:13 PM–17:255:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:255:25 PM–19:137:13 PMneutral
Roga19:137:13 PM–21:019:01 PMavoid
Kāla21:019:01 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Lābha22:4910:49 PM–24:3612:36 AM+1good
Udvega24:3612:36 AM+1–26:242:24 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:242:24 AM+1–28:124:12 AM+1good
Amṛta28:124:12 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1good
Cara29:595:59 AM+1–31:477:47 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:477:47 AM to 31:477:47 AM+1

07:477:47 AM sunrise17:255:25 PM sunsetsunrise 31:477:47 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:074:07 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 25:441:44 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 17:215:21 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:085:08 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:074:07 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:009:00 AM–10:1210:12 AM
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Pradoṣa 17:255:25 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12 AM+1–25:001:00 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1210:12 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5612:56 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī28:07 04:074:07 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā25:44 01:441:44 AM TueSvātī
YogaSukarmā17:215:21 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava17:085:08 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:47 07:477:47 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 477
Day length
9 h 38 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:281:28 AM+1
Moonset
11:1811:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:525:52 AM07:477:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:525:52 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM07:477:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:477:47 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla09:009:00 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgava09:439:43 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya10:3810:38 AM12:0912:09 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Yamagaṇḍa11:2411:24 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhna12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit12:1712:17 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:5612:56 PM13:341:34 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:341:34 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika13:491:49 PM15:013:01 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijaya14:132:13 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:512:51 PM15:303:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:303:30 PM17:255:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:255:25 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:255:25 PM17:545:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:255:25 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kāla19:427:42 PM21:139:13 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha24:1212:12 AM+125:001:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya31:017:01 AM+132:328:32 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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