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Friday 3 January 2020 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:3111:31 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:571:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:541:54 PM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Revatī, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:495:49 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:495:49 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:559:55 PM–23:4211:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:337:33 AM–09:019:01 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:268:26 AM–09:139:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2910:29 AM–11:5711:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1311:13 AM–13:001:00 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:2012:20 PM–13:071:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:532:53 PM–16:214:21 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:056:05 AM–07:337:33 AMneutral
Lābha07:337:33 AM–09:019:01 AMgood
Amṛta09:019:01 AM–10:2910:29 AMgood
Kāla10:2910:29 AM–11:5711:57 AMavoid
Śubha11:5711:57 AM–13:251:25 PMgood
Roga13:251:25 PM–14:532:53 PMavoid
Udvega14:532:53 PM–16:214:21 PMavoid
Cara16:214:21 PM–17:495:49 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:495:49 PM–19:217:21 PMavoid
Kāla19:217:21 PM–20:538:53 PMavoid
Lābha20:538:53 PM–22:2510:25 PMgood
Udvega22:2510:25 PM–23:5711:57 PMavoid
Śubha23:5711:57 PM–25:291:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:291:29+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMgood
Cara27:013:01+1 AM–28:334:33+1 AMneutral
Roga28:334:33+1 AM–30:056:05+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05+1 AM

06:056:05 AM sunrise17:495:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:571:57 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 24:3512:35+1 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 13:541:54 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:571:57 PM
Bālavauntil 27:033:03+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2910:29 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Pradoṣa 17:495:49 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5711:57 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī13:571:57 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī24:35 00:3512:35 AM SatAśvinī
YogaParigha13:541:54 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBava13:571:57 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:05 06:056:05 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 386
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:1612:16 PM
Moonset
24:3712:37+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:337:33 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:268:26 AM09:139:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2910:29 AM11:5711:57 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1311:13 AM13:001:00 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:071:07 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:283:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:532:53 PM16:214:21 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:283:28 PM17:495:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:495:49 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:495:49 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:495:49 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:559:55 PM23:4211:42 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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