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Tuesday 28 December 1976 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:2212:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:232:23 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:181:18 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–12:5012:50 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:582:58 PM–16:444:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:515:51 PM–18:176:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:515:51 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:159:15 AM–09:589:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:479:47 AM–11:0811:08 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2812:28 PM–13:491:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:093:09 PM–16:304:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0911:09 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1an 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

Roga07:067:06 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Udvega08:278:27 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Cara09:479:47 AM–11:0811:08 AMneutral
Lābha11:0811:08 AM–12:2812:28 PMgood
Amṛta12:2812:28 PM–13:491:49 PMgood
Kāla13:491:49 PM–15:093:09 PMavoid
Śubha15:093:09 PM–16:304:30 PMgood
Roga16:304:30 PM–17:515:51 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:515:51 PM–19:307:30 PMavoid
Lābha19:307:30 PM–21:109:10 PMgood
Udvega21:109:10 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Śubha22:4910:49 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2812:28 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1good
Cara26:082:08 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1neutral
Roga27:473:47 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:275:27 AM+1–31:067:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:067:06 AM+1

07:067:06 AM sunrise17:515:51 PM sunsetsunrise 31:067:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:232:23 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 20:148:14 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 19:597:59 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:181:18 PM
Bavauntil 26:232:23 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–12:5012:50 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:093:09 PM–16:304:30 PM
Pradoṣa 17:515:51 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5012:50 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:304:30 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  8. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī26:23 02:232:23 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā20:148:14 PMRevatī
YogaVarīyān19:597:59 PMParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:181:18 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:06 07:067:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 675
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:1312:13 PM
Moonset
24:5012:50 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:159:15 AM09:589:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:479:47 AM11:0811:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2812:28 PM13:491:49 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:582:58 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:093:09 PM16:304:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM17:515:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:515:51 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:515:51 PM18:176:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:515:51 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0911:09 PM24:0212:02 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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