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Tuesday 13 January 1920 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:217:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:069:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:577:57 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:088:08 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:171:17 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:171:17 PM
At noon, 13:171:17 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Citrā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:106:10 AM–07:037:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:376:37 AM–07:577:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5612:56 PM–13:391:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:053:05 PM–15:473:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:464:46 PM–18:316:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:396:39 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:396:39 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta10:0510:05 AM–10:4810:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3710:37 AM–11:5711:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:181:18 PM–14:382:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:583:58 PM–17:185:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:5811:58 PM–24:5112:51+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya30:026:02+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMa 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

Roga07:577:57 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Udvega09:179:17 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Cara10:3710:37 AM–11:5711:57 AMneutral
Lābha11:5711:57 AM–13:181:18 PMgood
Amṛta13:181:18 PM–14:382:38 PMgood
Kāla14:382:38 PM–15:583:58 PMavoid
Śubha15:583:58 PM–17:185:18 PMgood
Roga17:185:18 PM–18:396:39 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:396:39 PM–20:188:18 PMavoid
Lābha20:188:18 PM–21:589:58 PMgood
Udvega21:589:58 PM–23:3811:38 PMavoid
Śubha23:3811:38 PM–25:181:18+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:181:18+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMgood
Cara26:572:57+1 AM–28:374:37+1 AMneutral
Roga28:374:37+1 AM–30:176:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla30:176:17+1 AM–31:577:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:577:57 AM to 31:577:57+1 AM

07:577:57 AM sunrise18:396:39 PM sunsetsunrise 31:577:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:069:06 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 23:4711:47 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 18:426:42 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:088:08 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:069:06 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5612:56 PM–13:391:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:583:58 PM–17:185:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:396:39 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 24:5412:54+1 AM–25:421:42+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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:391:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:185:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:421:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī21:069:06 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā23:4711:47 PMSvātī
YogaSukarmā18:426:42 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava08:088:08 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:57 07:577:57 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1976
Śaka
1841
Kali
5020
Ahargaṇa
1 833 871
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
26:002:00+1 AM
Moonset
12:4412:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:106:10 AM07:577:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:106:10 AM07:037:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:376:37 AM07:577:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:577:57 AM10:0510:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0510:05 AM12:1312:13 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0510:05 AM10:4810:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM11:5711:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5412:54 PM13:421:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5612:56 PM13:391:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:382:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:222:22 PM16:304:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:053:05 PM15:473:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:583:58 PM17:185:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:304:30 PM18:396:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:464:46 PM18:316:31 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:396:39 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:396:39 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:396:39 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5811:58 PM24:5112:51+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:5412:54+1 AM25:421:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:026:02+1 AM31:497:49+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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