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December 1976 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 28 December 1976 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:5211:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:531:53+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4812:48 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:282:28 PM–16:144:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:225:22 PM–17:505:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:225:22 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–09:539:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:439:43 AM–10:5910:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1612:16 PM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:492:49 PM–16:054:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5310:53 PM–23:4811:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga07:107:10 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Udvega08:268:26 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Cara09:439:43 AM–10:5910:59 AMneutral
Lābha10:5910:59 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Amṛta12:1612:16 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–14:492:49 PMavoid
Śubha14:492:49 PM–16:054:05 PMgood
Roga16:054:05 PM–17:225:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:225:22 PM–19:057:05 PMavoid
Lābha19:057:05 PM–20:498:49 PMgood
Udvega20:498:49 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1612:16+1 AM–25:591:59+1 AMgood
Cara25:591:59+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMneutral
Roga27:433:43+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:265:26+1 AM–31:107:10+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:107:10+1 AM

07:107:10 AM sunrise17:225:22 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:531:53+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 19:447:44 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 19:297:29 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:4812:48 PM
Bavauntil 25:531:53+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:492:49 PM–16:054:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:225:22 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:054:05 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  8. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:53 01:531:53 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā19:447:44 PMRevatī
YogaVarīyān19:297:29 PMParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:4812:48 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:10 07:107:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 675
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:5811:58 AM
Moonset
24:4212:42+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM09:539:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:439:43 AM10:5910:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:282:28 PM16:144:14 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:492:49 PM16:054:05 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:225:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:225:22 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:225:22 PM17:505:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:225:22 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5310:53 PM23:4811:48 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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