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January 1928 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 15 January 1928 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:291:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:024:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

07:427:42 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:572:57 PM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Citrā, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:476:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:427:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:467:46 AM–09:349:34 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:3312:33 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:193:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5312:53 PM–14:112:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:293:29 PM–16:474:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:424:42 PM–17:235:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:474:47 PM–18:056:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:169:16 PM–23:0411:04 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

Udvega07:427:42 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Cara09:009:00 AM–10:1810:18 AMneutral
Lābha10:1810:18 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Amṛta11:3511:35 AM–12:5312:53 PMgood
Kāla12:5312:53 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Śubha14:112:11 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Roga15:293:29 PM–16:474:47 PMavoid
Udvega16:474:47 PM–18:056:05 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:056:05 PM–19:477:47 PMgood
Amṛta19:477:47 PM–21:299:29 PMgood
Cara21:299:29 PM–23:1111:11 PMneutral
Roga23:1111:11 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:5312:53+1 AM–26:352:35+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:352:35+1 AM–28:174:17+1 AMgood
Udvega28:174:17+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMavoid
Śubha30:006:00+1 AM–31:427:42+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:427:42 AM to 31:427:42+1 AM

07:427:42 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 31:427:42+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:024:02 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 14:572:57 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 31:307:30+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:024:02 PM
Taitilauntil 29:215:21+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3312:33 PM–13:141:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:474:47 PM–18:056:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29+1 AM–25:171:17+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:056:05 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī16:024:02 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā14:572:57 PMSvātī
YogaDhṛti31:30 07:307:30 AM MonŚūla
KaraṇaKaulava16:024:02 PMTaitila
VāraRavivāra31:42 07:427:42 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1984
Śaka
1849
Kali
5028
Ahargaṇa
1 836 795
Day length
10 h 23 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:481:48+1 AM
Moonset
12:4312:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:427:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:476:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:427:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:427:42 AM09:469:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:467:46 AM09:349:34 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:469:46 AM11:5111:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3312:33 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5312:53 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:561:56 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:193:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:293:29 PM16:474:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:424:42 PM17:235:23 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:474:47 PM18:056:05 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:169:16 PM23:0411:04 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29+1 AM25:171:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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