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January 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 4 January 1971 · Luanda, Angola

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:516:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:035:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:555:55 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Revatī, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:209:20 PM–22:5210:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:287:28 AM–09:039:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3710:37 AM–12:1212:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0912:09 PM–13:411:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3712:37 PM–13:281:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:461:46 PM–15:213:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:083:08 PM–15:593:59 PMan 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

Amṛta05:535:53 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Kāla07:287:28 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Śubha09:039:03 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Roga10:3710:37 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Udvega12:1212:12 PM–13:461:46 PMavoid
Cara13:461:46 PM–15:213:21 PMneutral
Lābha15:213:21 PM–16:564:56 PMgood
Amṛta16:564:56 PM–18:306:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:306:30 PM–19:567:56 PMneutral
Roga19:567:56 PM–21:219:21 PMavoid
Kāla21:219:21 PM–22:4710:47 PMavoid
Lābha22:4710:47 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Udvega24:1212:12 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:381:38 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1good
Amṛta27:033:03 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1good
Cara28:284:28 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:535:53 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:035:03 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 23:3811:38 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 12:0812:08 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 05:555:55 AM
Bavauntil 17:035:03 PM
Bālavauntil 28:164:16 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:287:28 AM–09:039:03 AM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:039:03 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī17:035:03 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī23:3811:38 PMAśvinī
YogaParigha12:0812:08 PMŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi05:555:55 AMBava
VāraSomavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2027
Śaka
1892
Kali
5071
Ahargaṇa
1 852 490
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:1812:18 PM
Moonset
24:2312:23 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:287:28 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0912:09 PM13:411:41 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:281:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:461:46 PM15:213:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:083:08 PM15:593:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:209:20 PM22:5210:52 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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