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Sunday 17 January 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:564:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:582:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:007:00 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5312:53 PM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–07:007:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:252:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:084:08 PM–17:395:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:075:07 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:075:07 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0312:03 PM–13:191:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:352:35 PM–15:513:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:463:46 PM–16:264:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:513:51 PM–17:075:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:107:10 PM–20:418:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Udvega07:007:00 AM–08:168:16 AMavoid
Cara08:168:16 AM–09:329:32 AMneutral
Lābha09:329:32 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Amṛta10:4710:47 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Śubha13:191:19 PM–14:352:35 PMgood
Roga14:352:35 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Udvega15:513:51 PM–17:075:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:075:07 PM–18:516:51 PMgood
Amṛta18:516:51 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Cara20:358:35 PM–22:1910:19 PMneutral
Roga22:1910:19 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:0312:03+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:471:47+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Udvega27:313:31+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:155:15+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:007:00 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

07:007:00 AM sunrise17:075:07 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:582:58 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 22:5710:57 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 12:5312:53 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:582:58 PM
Bālavauntil 26:012:01+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:513:51 PM–17:075:07 PM
Pradoṣa 17:075:07 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:075:07 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 07 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī14:582:58 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī22:5710:57 PMBharaṇī
YogaSiddha12:5312:53 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBava14:582:58 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:59 06:596:59 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 939
Day length
10 h 07 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:4611:46 AM
Moonset
25:051:05+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM07:007:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM07:007:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:007:00 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:352:35 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:053:05 PM17:075:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:463:46 PM16:264:26 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:513:51 PM17:075:07 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:084:08 PM17:395:39 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:075:07 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:075:07 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:075:07 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:107:10 PM20:418:41 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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