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Wednesday 16 January 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:407:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:465:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:466:46 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:301:30 PM

The Sun 73° above N. Day length 14 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:301:30 PM
At noon, 13:301:30 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 53% 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 muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:543:54 PM–16:524:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:448:44 PM–21:039:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:448:44 PM–21:419:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:478:47 PM–22:1810:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:048:04 AM–09:529:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4111:41 AM–13:291:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:001:00 PM–13:581:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:291:29 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:4811:48 PM–25:191:19+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:156:15 AM–08:048:04 AMgood
Amṛta08:048:04 AM–09:529:52 AMgood
Kāla09:529:52 AM–11:4111:41 AMavoid
Śubha11:4111:41 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Roga13:291:29 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–20:448:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:448:44 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Śubha21:559:55 PM–23:0711:07 PMgood
Amṛta23:0711:07 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMgood
Cara24:1812:18+1 AM–25:301:30+1 AMneutral
Roga25:301:30+1 AM–26:422:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:422:42+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:533:53+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMgood
Udvega29:055:05+1 AM–30:166:16+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16+1 AM

06:156:15 AM sunrise20:448:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:465:46 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 27:353:35+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 19:157:15 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:466:46 AM
Bavauntil 17:465:46 PM
Bālavauntil 28:424:42+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:291:29 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 20:448:44 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:061:06+1 AM–25:541:54+1 AM

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 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 28 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:541:54+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī17:465:46 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī27:35 03:353:35 AM ThuBharaṇī
YogaSiddha19:157:15 PMSādhya
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:466:46 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 016
Day length
14 h 28 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
14:162:16 PM
Moonset
24:4412:44+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:048:04 AM09:529:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM12:0312:03 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4111:41 AM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:581:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:051:05 PM13:531:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:291:29 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:562:56 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 PM20:448:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:448:44 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:448:44 PM21:039:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:448:44 PM21:419:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:478:47 PM22:1810:18 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:4811:48 PM25:191:19+1 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:061:06+1 AM25:541:54+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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