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January 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 3 January 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:019:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:509:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:329:32 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:251:25 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:251:25 PM
At noon, 13:251:25 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Revatī, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:494:49 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:085:08 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:513:51 PM–16:504:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:049:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:419:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:094:09 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:547:54 AM–09:449:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3411:34 AM–13:241:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5512:55 PM–13:541:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:241:24 PM–15:153:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:076:07 PM–19:477:47 PMa 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

Lābha06:036:03 AM–07:547:54 AMgood
Amṛta07:547:54 AM–09:449:44 AMgood
Kāla09:449:44 AM–11:3411:34 AMavoid
Śubha11:3411:34 AM–13:241:24 PMgood
Roga13:241:24 PM–15:153:15 PMavoid
Udvega15:153:15 PM–17:055:05 PMavoid
Cara17:055:05 PM–18:556:55 PMneutral
Lābha18:556:55 PM–20:458:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:458:45 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Śubha21:559:55 PM–23:0511:05 PMgood
Amṛta23:0511:05 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Cara24:1512:15 AM+1–25:251:25 AM+1neutral
Roga25:251:25 AM+1–26:352:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:352:35 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:453:45 AM+1–28:544:54 AM+1good
Udvega28:544:54 AM+1–30:046:04 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:046:04 AM+1

06:036:03 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:509:50 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 19:457:45 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:329:32 AM
Bavauntil 21:509:50 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:241:24 PM–15:153:15 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:011:01 AM+1–25:491:49 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:153:15 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 42 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:491:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī21:509:50 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatīpast sunriseAśvinī
YogaParigha19:457:45 PMŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:329:32 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:04 06:046:04 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 447
Day length
14 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:371:37 PM
Moonset
25:411:41 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:494:49 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:494:49 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:085:08 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:547:54 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:5611:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3411:34 AM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:541:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:001:00 PM13:481:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:241:24 PM15:153:15 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:532:53 PM17:495:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:513:51 PM16:504:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:495:49 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:076:07 PM19:477:47 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:458:45 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:458:45 PM21:049:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:458:45 PM21:419:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:011:01 AM+125:491:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:094:09 AM+129:505:50 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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