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Tuesday 9 January 2018 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:176:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:456:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:128:12 AM

Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Citrā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 273° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:157:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4910:49 PM–24:3112:31+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:159:15 AM–09:589:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:489:48 AM–11:0911:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3012:30 PM–13:521:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4212:42 PM–14:232:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:133:13 PM–16:344:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1111:11 PM–24:0412:04+1 AMan 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

Roga07:057:05 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Udvega08:268:26 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Cara09:489:48 AM–11:0911:09 AMneutral
Lābha11:0911:09 AM–12:3012:30 PMgood
Amṛta12:3012:30 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Kāla13:521:52 PM–15:133:13 PMavoid
Śubha15:133:13 PM–16:344:34 PMgood
Roga16:344:34 PM–17:565:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:565:56 PM–19:347:34 PMavoid
Lābha19:347:34 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Udvega21:139:13 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Śubha22:5210:52 PM–24:3012:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3012:30+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMgood
Cara26:092:09+1 AM–27:483:48+1 AMneutral
Roga27:483:48+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:265:26+1 AM–31:057:05+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:057:05+1 AM

07:057:05 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:456:45 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 29:345:34+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 08:128:12 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 18:456:45 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:133:13 PM–16:344:34 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:417:41 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06+1 AM–24:5412:54+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. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:344:34 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:417:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī18:456:45 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā29:34 05:345:34 AM WedSvātī
YogaAtigaṇḍa08:128:12 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava18:456:45 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 662
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:121:12+1 AM
Moonset
12:2812:28 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:2511:25 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 day09:489:48 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3012:30 PM13:521:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4212:42 PM14:232:23 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:133:13 PM16:344:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:417:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:157:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4910:49 PM24:3112:31+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1111:11 PM24:0412:04+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06+1 AM24:5412:54+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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