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Monday 28 January 2019 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:325:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:005:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1010:10 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Svātī, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 274° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:098:09 AM–09:459:45 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:096:09 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:096:09 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:278:27 AM–09:509:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1311:13 AM–12:3612:36 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:431:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:591:59 PM–15:223:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:113:11 PM–15:563:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:4510:45 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1a 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

Amṛta07:047:04 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Kāla08:278:27 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Śubha09:509:50 AM–11:1311:13 AMgood
Roga11:1311:13 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Udvega12:3612:36 PM–13:591:59 PMavoid
Cara13:591:59 PM–15:223:22 PMneutral
Lābha15:223:22 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Amṛta16:464:46 PM–18:096:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:096:09 PM–19:467:46 PMneutral
Roga19:467:46 PM–21:229:22 PMavoid
Kāla21:229:22 PM–22:5910:59 PMavoid
Lābha22:5910:59 PM–24:3612:36 AM+1good
Udvega24:3612:36 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:132:13 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1good
Amṛta27:503:50 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1good
Cara29:275:27 AM+1–31:037:03 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:037:03 AM+1

07:047:04 AM sunrise18:096:09 PM sunsetsunrise 31:037:03 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:005:00 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 16:584:58 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 10:1010:10 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:005:00 PM
Taitilauntil 29:005:00 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:278:27 AM–09:509:50 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:096:09 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12 AM+1–25:001:00 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:509:50 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 05 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī17:005:00 PMNavamī
NakṣatraSvātī16:584:58 PMViśākhā
YogaŚūla10:1010:10 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava17:005:00 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:03 07:037:03 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 046
Day length
11 h 05 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:261:26 AM+1
Moonset
12:1812:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:098:09 AM09:459:45 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:509:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1311:13 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:431:43 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:591:59 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:113:11 PM15:563:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:096:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:096:09 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:096:09 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:096:09 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:4510:45 PM24:2412:24 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12 AM+125:001:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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