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January 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 5 January 1998 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:1711:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:219:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1810:18 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Revatī, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:156:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0211:02 PM–24:3312:33+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:347:34 AM–09:029:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3010:30 AM–11:5811:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2212:22 PM–13:081:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:261:26 PM–14:542:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:561:56 PM–15:273:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:422:42 PM–15:293:29 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

Amṛta06:066:06 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Kāla07:347:34 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Śubha09:029:02 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Roga10:3010:30 AM–11:5811:58 AMavoid
Udvega11:5811:58 AM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Cara13:261:26 PM–14:542:54 PMneutral
Lābha14:542:54 PM–16:224:22 PMgood
Amṛta16:224:22 PM–17:505:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:505:50 PM–19:227:22 PMneutral
Roga19:227:22 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Kāla20:548:54 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Lābha22:2610:26 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Udvega23:5811:58 PM–25:301:30+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:301:30+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:023:02+1 AM–28:344:34+1 AMgood
Cara28:344:34+1 AM–30:066:06+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:066:06+1 AM

06:066:06 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:219:21 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 25:181:18+1 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 11:4411:44 AM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:1810:18 AM
Bavauntil 21:219:21 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:347:34 AM–09:029:02 AM
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:029:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī21:219:21 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī25:18 01:181:18 AM TueAśvinī
YogaParigha11:4411:44 AMŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:1810:18 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:06 06:066:06 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 353
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:5611:56 AM
Moonset
24:2312:23+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:347:34 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3010:30 AM11:5811:58 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:081:08 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:542:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:561:56 PM15:273:27 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:422:42 PM15:293:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:156:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0211:02 PM24:3312:33+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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