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January 1985 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 14 January 1985 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:279:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:297:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:297:29 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

13:021:02 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown13:021:02 PM
At noon, 13:021:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 279° ahead of it, in Svātī, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 279° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:315:31 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:565:56 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3812:38 PM–13:251:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:592:59 PM–15:463:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:556:55 PM–19:197:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:556:55 PM–20:088:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0810:08 PM–23:4011:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:378:37 AM–10:0510:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3411:34 AM–13:021:02 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5912:59 PM–14:312:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:251:25 PM–14:122:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:302:30 PM–15:583:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:463:46 PM–16:344:34 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

Amṛta07:097:09 AM–08:378:37 AMgood
Kāla08:378:37 AM–10:0510:05 AMavoid
Śubha10:0510:05 AM–11:3411:34 AMgood
Roga11:3411:34 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Udvega13:021:02 PM–14:302:30 PMavoid
Cara14:302:30 PM–15:583:58 PMneutral
Lābha15:583:58 PM–17:265:26 PMgood
Amṛta17:265:26 PM–18:556:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:556:55 PM–20:268:26 PMneutral
Roga20:268:26 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Kāla21:589:58 PM–23:3011:30 PMavoid
Lābha23:3011:30 PM–25:021:02+1 AMgood
Udvega25:021:02+1 AM–26:342:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:342:34+1 AM–28:064:06+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:064:06+1 AM–29:375:37+1 AMgood
Cara29:375:37+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM

07:097:09 AM sunrise18:556:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:297:29 AM
Navamīuntil 29:405:40+1 AM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 07:397:39 AM
Svātīuntil 30:316:31+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 22:4310:43 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:297:29 AM
Taitilauntil 18:336:33 PM
Garauntil 29:405:40+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:378:37 AM–10:0510:05 AM
Abhijit 12:3812:38 PM–13:251:25 PM
Pradoṣa 18:556:55 PM–20:338:33 PM
Niśītha 24:3812:38+1 AM–25:261:26+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0510:05 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:251:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 46 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:338:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:261:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  15. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī07:297:29 AMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā07:397:39 AMSvātī
YogaDhṛti22:4310:43 PMŚūla
KaraṇaKaulava07:297:29 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2041
Śaka
1906
Kali
5085
Ahargaṇa
1 857 614
Day length
11 h 46 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:591:59+1 AM
Moonset
13:171:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:315:31 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:315:31 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:565:56 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:378:37 AM10:0510:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:5111:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3411:34 AM13:021:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3812:38 PM13:261:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:251:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5912:59 PM14:312:31 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:251:25 PM14:122:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:122:12 PM16:344:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:302:30 PM15:583:58 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:592:59 PM15:463:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:463:46 PM16:344:34 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:344:34 PM18:556:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:556:55 PM20:338:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:556:55 PM19:197:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:556:55 PM20:088:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0810:08 PM23:4011:40 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3812:38+1 AM25:261:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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