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Sunday 1 January 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:061:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:293:29 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:547:54 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:499:49 AM

Varīyān gives way to Parigha.

Noon

13:121:12 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:121:12 PM
At noon, 13:121:12 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:076:07 AM–07:017:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:346:34 AM–07:547:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:529:52 AM–11:3911:39 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:5112:51 PM–13:341:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:582:58 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:121:12 PM–14:322:32 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:513:51 PM–17:115:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:065:06 PM–17:485:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:115:11 PM–18:306:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:404:40 AM+1–30:286:28 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

Udvega07:547:54 AM–09:149:14 AMavoid
Cara09:149:14 AM–10:3310:33 AMneutral
Lābha10:3310:33 AM–11:5311:53 AMgood
Amṛta11:5311:53 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Kāla13:121:12 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Śubha14:322:32 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Roga15:513:51 PM–17:115:11 PMavoid
Udvega17:115:11 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:306:30 PM–20:118:11 PMgood
Amṛta20:118:11 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Cara21:519:51 PM–23:3211:32 PMneutral
Roga23:3211:32 PM–25:121:12 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:121:12 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:532:53 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1good
Udvega28:344:34 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha30:146:14 AM+1–31:557:55 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:547:54 AM to 31:557:55 AM+1

07:547:54 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 31:557:55 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:293:29 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 15:123:12 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 09:499:49 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:152:15 PM
Bavauntil 27:293:29 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5112:51 PM–13:341:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:115:11 PM–18:306:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–20:188:18 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48 AM+1–25:361:36 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:341:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:306:30 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:188:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī27:29 03:293:29 AM MonNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā15:123:12 PMRevatī
YogaVarīyān09:499:49 AMParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:152:15 PMBava
VāraRavivāra31:55 07:557:55 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 462
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:4212:42 PM
Moonset
25:351:35 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:076:07 AM07:547:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:076:07 AM07:017:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:346:34 AM07:547:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:547:54 AM10:0210:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:529:52 AM11:3911:39 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0210:02 AM12:0912:09 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:341:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:582:58 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:513:51 PM17:115:11 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:065:06 PM17:485:48 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:115:11 PM18:306:30 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM20:188:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48 AM+125:361:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:404:40 AM+130:286:28 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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