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Friday 28 January 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:156:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:497:49 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:576:57 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:331:33 PM

The Sun 71° above N. Day length 14 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:331:33 PM
At noon, 13:331:33 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 267° ahead of it, in Svātī, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 267° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:295:29 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:041:04 PM–14:012:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:543:54 PM–16:514:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:378:37 PM–20:578:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:378:37 PM–21:369:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:319:31 PM–23:1511:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:148:14 AM–10:0010:00 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:189:18 AM–10:1510:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:0611:06 AM–12:5012:50 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla11:4711:47 AM–13:331:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:012:01 PM–14:572:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa17:055:05 PM–18:516:51 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:286:28 AM–08:148:14 AMneutral
Lābha08:148:14 AM–10:0010:00 AMgood
Amṛta10:0010:00 AM–11:4711:47 AMgood
Kāla11:4711:47 AM–13:331:33 PMavoid
Śubha13:331:33 PM–15:193:19 PMgood
Roga15:193:19 PM–17:055:05 PMavoid
Udvega17:055:05 PM–18:516:51 PMavoid
Cara18:516:51 PM–20:378:37 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga20:378:37 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Kāla21:519:51 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Lābha23:0511:05 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1good
Udvega24:1912:19 AM+1–25:331:33 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:331:33 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1good
Amṛta26:472:47 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1good
Cara28:014:01 AM+1–29:155:15 AM+1neutral
Roga29:155:15 AM+1–30:306:30 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:306:30 AM+1

06:286:28 AM sunrise20:378:37 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 23:0911:09 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:576:57 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4711:47 AM–13:331:33 PM
Abhijit 13:041:04 PM–14:012:01 PM
Pradoṣa 20:378:37 PM–21:569:56 PM
Niśītha 25:091:09 AM+1–25:571:57 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:331:33 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 14:012:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 08 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:569:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:571:57 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamīpast sunriseNavamī
NakṣatraSvātīpast sunriseViśākhā
YogaŚūla23:0911:09 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava18:576:57 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra30:30 06:306:30 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 106
Day length
14 h 08 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:021:02 AM+1
Moonset
13:351:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:295:29 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:148:14 AM10:0010:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM12:0812:08 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:189:18 AM10:1510:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0611:06 AM12:5012:50 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:041:04 PM14:012:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:091:09 PM13:571:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:012:01 PM14:572:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:572:57 PM17:475:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:543:54 PM16:514:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day17:055:05 PM18:516:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:475:47 PM20:378:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:378:37 PM21:569:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:378:37 PM20:578:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:378:37 PM21:369:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:319:31 PM23:1511:15 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:091:09 AM+125:571:57 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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