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

Wednesday 17 January 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:5411:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2711:27 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:176:17 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:017:01 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

13:301:30 PM

The Sun 73° above N. Day length 14 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:301:30 PM
At noon, 13:301:30 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 277° ahead of it, in Svātī, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 277° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:176:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:543:54 PM–16:524:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:438:43 PM–21:029:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:438:43 PM–21:409:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4110:41 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:058:05 AM–09:539:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4211:42 AM–13:301:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4712:47 PM–14:262:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:011:01 PM–13:591:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:301:30 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’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

Lābha06:176:17 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Amṛta08:058:05 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Kāla09:539:53 AM–11:4211:42 AMavoid
Śubha11:4211:42 AM–13:301:30 PMgood
Roga13:301:30 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Udvega15:183:18 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Cara17:065:06 PM–18:556:55 PMneutral
Lābha18:556:55 PM–20:438:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:438:43 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Śubha21:559:55 PM–23:0711:07 PMgood
Amṛta23:0711:07 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1good
Cara24:1912:19 AM+1–25:301:30 AM+1neutral
Roga25:301:30 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:422:42 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:543:54 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1good
Udvega29:065:06 AM+1–30:186:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:176:17 AM to 30:186:18 AM+1

06:176:17 AM sunrise20:438:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:2711:27 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 07:017:01 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 19:097:09 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:2711:27 AM
Taitilauntil 23:3111:31 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:301:30 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 20:438:43 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:061:06 AM+1–25:541:54 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. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:541:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī11:2711:27 AMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā07:017:01 AMSvātī
YogaDhṛti19:097:09 PMŚūla
KaraṇaKaulava11:2711:27 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:18 06:186:18 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 461
Day length
14 h 26 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:401:40 AM+1
Moonset
14:132:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:176:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:176:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:176:17 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM12:0312:03 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4712:47 PM14:262:26 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:591:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:061:06 PM13:541:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:301:30 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:572:57 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:543:54 PM16:524:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:438:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:438:43 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:438:43 PM21:029:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:438:43 PM21:409:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4110:41 PM24:2012:20 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:061:06 AM+125:541:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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