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Tuesday 20 January 1998 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:272:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:464:46+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:343:34 PM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Citrā, 51% 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 muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:238:23 AM–10:1110:11 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:328:32 AM–09:199:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:079:07 AM–10:3510:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0412:04 PM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:003:00 PM–16:294:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:459:45 PM–23:3111:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5010:50 PM–23:3911:39 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

Roga06:106:10 AM–07:397:39 AMavoid
Udvega07:397:39 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Cara09:079:07 AM–10:3510:35 AMneutral
Lābha10:3510:35 AM–12:0412:04 PMgood
Amṛta12:0412:04 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–15:003:00 PMavoid
Śubha15:003:00 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Roga16:294:29 PM–17:575:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:575:57 PM–19:297:29 PMavoid
Lābha19:297:29 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Udvega21:009:00 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0412:04+1 AM–25:351:35+1 AMgood
Cara25:351:35+1 AM–27:073:07+1 AMneutral
Roga27:073:07+1 AM–28:394:39+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:394:39+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10+1 AM

06:106:10 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:464:46+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 15:343:34 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 21:389:38 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:403:40 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:464:46+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:003:00 PM–16:294:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:294:29 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī28:46 04:464:46 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā15:343:34 PMSvātī
YogaDhṛti21:389:38 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBālava15:403:40 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 368
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:1312:13+1 AM
Moonset
11:4011:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:238:23 AM10:1110:11 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:328:32 AM09:199:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:079:07 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0412:04 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:003:00 PM16:294:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:459:45 PM23:3111:31 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5010:50 PM23:3911:39 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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