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Sunday 18 January 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:201:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:222:22 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:461:46 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:301:30 PM

The Sun 73° above N. Day length 14 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:301:30 PM
At noon, 13:301:30 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Citrā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:5111:51 AM–13:321:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:011:01 PM–13:591:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:543:54 PM–16:524:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:428:42 PM–21:029:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:428:42 PM–21:409:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:301:30 PM–15:183:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika17:065:06 PM–18:546:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta18:476:47 PM–19:457:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:546:54 PM–20:428:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:4012:40 AM+1–26:242:24 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

Udvega06:186:18 AM–08:068:06 AMavoid
Cara08:068:06 AM–09:549:54 AMneutral
Lābha09:549:54 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Amṛta11:4211:42 AM–13:301:30 PMgood
Kāla13:301:30 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Śubha15:183:18 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Roga17:065:06 PM–18:546:54 PMavoid
Udvega18:546:54 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha20:428:42 PM–21:549:54 PMgood
Amṛta21:549:54 PM–23:0711:07 PMgood
Cara23:0711:07 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1912:19 AM+1–25:311:31 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:311:31 AM+1–26:432:43 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:432:43 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1good
Udvega27:553:55 AM+1–29:075:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:075:07 AM+1–30:196:19 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19 AM+1

06:186:18 AM sunrise20:428:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:222:22 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 18:366:36 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 28:424:42 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:461:46 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:222:22 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:011:01 PM–13:591:59 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:546:54 PM–20:428:42 PM
Pradoṣa 20:428:42 PM–21:599:59 PM
Niśītha 25:071:07 AM+1–25:551:55 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:591:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 20:428:42 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 24 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:599:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:551:55 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī26:22 02:222:22 AM MonNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā18:366:36 PMSvātī
YogaDhṛti28:42 04:424:42 AM MonŚūla
KaraṇaBālava13:461:46 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra30:19 06:196:19 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 384
Day length
14 h 24 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:3112:31 AM+1
Moonset
13:551:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM12:0412:04 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5111:51 AM13:321:32 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:591:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:061:06 PM13:541:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:301:30 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day17:065:06 PM18:546:54 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:428:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta18:476:47 PM19:457:45 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:546:54 PM20:428:42 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk20:428:42 PM21:599:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:428:42 PM21:029:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:428:42 PM21:409:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:4012:40 AM+126:242:24 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:071:07 AM+125:551:55 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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