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Tuesday 22 January 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:483:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:365:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:583:58 PM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

13:321:32 PM

The Sun 72° above N. Day length 14 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:321:32 PM
At noon, 13:321:32 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:048:04 AM–09:499:49 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:031:03 PM–14:002:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:543:54 PM–16:524:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:418:41 PM–21:009:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:418:41 PM–21:399:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:149:14 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:579:57 AM–11:4411:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3411:34 AM–13:201:20 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:311:31 PM–15:193:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla17:065:06 PM–18:536:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:3412:34 AM+1–25:121:12 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:152:15 AM+1–27:583:58 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

Roga06:226:22 AM–08:108:10 AMavoid
Udvega08:108:10 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Cara09:579:57 AM–11:4411:44 AMneutral
Lābha11:4411:44 AM–13:311:31 PMgood
Amṛta13:311:31 PM–15:193:19 PMgood
Kāla15:193:19 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Śubha17:065:06 PM–18:536:53 PMgood
Roga18:536:53 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:418:41 PM–21:539:53 PMavoid
Lābha21:539:53 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Udvega23:0611:06 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1912:19 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1good
Amṛta25:321:32 AM+1–26:452:45 AM+1good
Cara26:452:45 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1neutral
Roga27:583:58 AM+1–29:105:10 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:105:10 AM+1–30:236:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:236:23 AM+1

06:226:22 AM sunrise20:418:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:365:36 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 15:583:58 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 19:227:22 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:365:36 PM
Bālavauntil 30:176:17 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:031:03 PM–14:002:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:065:06 PM–18:536:53 PM
Pradoṣa 20:418:41 PM–21:589:58 PM
Niśītha 25:081:08 AM+1–25:561:56 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 14:002:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:536:53 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 18 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:589:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:561:56 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī17:365:36 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī15:583:58 PMBharaṇī
YogaSādhya19:227:22 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBava17:365:36 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:23 06:236:23 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 831
Day length
14 h 18 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:092:09 PM
Moonset
25:161:16 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:048:04 AM09:499:49 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM12:0612:06 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:149:14 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:579:57 AM11:4411:44 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3411:34 AM13:201:20 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:031:03 PM14:002:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:071:07 PM13:551:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:311:31 PM15:193:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:572:57 PM17:495:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:543:54 PM16:524:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:065:06 PM18:536:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:495:49 PM20:418:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:418:41 PM21:589:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:418:41 PM21:009:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:418:41 PM21:399:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:3412:34 AM+125:121:12 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight25:081:08 AM+125:561:56 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:152:15 AM+127:583:58 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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