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January 2073 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 16 January 2073 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:256:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:358:35 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

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

15:263:26 PM

Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Revatī, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 87° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:496:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM–07:477:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–12:5612:56 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:4512:45 PM–14:322:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:142:14 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:275:27 PM–17:565:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:275:27 PM–18:536:53 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:598:59 AM–10:1210:12 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2411:24 AM–12:3712:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5612:56 PM–13:351:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:491:49 PM–15:023:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:313:31 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

Amṛta07:477:47 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Kāla08:598:59 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Śubha10:1210:12 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Roga11:2411:24 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Udvega12:3712:37 PM–13:491:49 PMavoid
Cara13:491:49 PM–15:023:02 PMneutral
Lābha15:023:02 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Amṛta16:144:14 PM–17:275:27 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:275:27 PM–19:147:14 PMneutral
Roga19:147:14 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Kāla21:029:02 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Lābha22:4910:49 PM–24:3712:37 AM+1good
Udvega24:3712:37 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+1–31:467:46 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:477:47 AM to 31:467:46 AM+1

07:477:47 AM sunrise17:275:27 PM sunsetsunrise 31:467:46 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 15:263:26 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 30:196:19 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 19:347:34 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:598:59 AM–10:1210:12 AM
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–12:5612:56 PM
Pradoṣa 17:275:27 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13 AM+1–25:011:01 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. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  10. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamīpast sunriseNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī15:263:26 PMAśvinī
YogaSiddha30:19 06:196:19 AM TueSādhya
KaraṇaViṣṭi19:347:34 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:46 07:467:46 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2129
Śaka
1994
Kali
5173
Ahargaṇa
1 889 758
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:5911:59 AM
Moonset
24:5912:59 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:477:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:496:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:216:21 AM07:477:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:477:47 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2411:24 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4512:45 PM14:322:32 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5612:56 PM13:351:35 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM15:313:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:491:49 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:142:14 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:313:31 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:313:31 PM17:275:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:275:27 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:275:27 PM17:565:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:275:27 PM18:536:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13 AM+125:011:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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