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Wednesday 8 January 2014 · Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:199:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:119:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:099:09 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKallakurichi12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Revatī, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:207:20 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:196:19 PM–19:577:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:038:03 AM–09:299:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:338:33 AM–10:1110:11 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:5510:55 AM–12:2112:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:4412:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2112:21 PM–13:471:47 PMRāhu’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

Lābha06:376:37 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Amṛta08:038:03 AM–09:299:29 AMgood
Kāla09:299:29 AM–10:5510:55 AMavoid
Śubha10:5510:55 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Roga12:2112:21 PM–13:471:47 PMavoid
Udvega13:471:47 PM–15:133:13 PMavoid
Cara15:133:13 PM–16:394:39 PMneutral
Lābha16:394:39 PM–18:056:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:056:05 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid
Śubha19:397:39 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Amṛta21:139:13 PM–22:4710:47 PMgood
Cara22:4710:47 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2112:21 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:551:55 AM+1–27:293:29 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:293:29 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1good
Udvega29:035:03 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:376:37 AM+1

06:376:37 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:119:11 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 20:468:46 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 25:011:01 AM+1
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:099:09 AM
Bavauntil 21:119:11 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2112:21 PM–13:471:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:471:47 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 28 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī21:119:11 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī20:468:46 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva25:01 01:011:01 AM ThuSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:099:09 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 200
Day length
11 h 28 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:0712:07 PM
Moonset
24:4412:44 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:038:03 AM09:299:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:338:33 AM10:1110:11 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5510:55 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:471:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:473:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:473:47 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:207:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:196:19 PM19:577:57 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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