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January 1981 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 13 January 1981 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:124:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:062:06 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1711:17 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Revatī, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:381:38 PM–15:093:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–18:016:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:169:16 AM–09:589:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:479:47 AM–11:0511:05 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2312:23 PM–13:411:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:582:58 PM–16:164:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0111:01 PM–23:5611:56 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

Roga07:127:12 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Udvega08:308:30 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Cara09:479:47 AM–11:0511:05 AMneutral
Lābha11:0511:05 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Amṛta12:2312:23 PM–13:411:41 PMgood
Kāla13:411:41 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Śubha14:582:58 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Roga16:164:16 PM–17:345:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:345:34 PM–19:167:16 PMavoid
Lābha19:167:16 PM–20:588:58 PMgood
Udvega20:588:58 PM–22:4110:41 PMavoid
Śubha22:4110:41 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2312:23 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1good
Cara26:052:05 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1neutral
Roga27:473:47 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:295:29 AM+1–31:127:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:127:12 AM+1

07:127:12 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:062:06 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 15:543:54 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 11:1711:17 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:103:10 PM
Bavauntil 26:062:06 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:582:58 PM–16:164:16 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:237:23 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:164:16 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 22 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:237:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 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 Aṣṭamī26:06 02:062:06 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī15:543:54 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva11:1711:17 AMSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:103:10 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2037
Śaka
1902
Kali
5081
Ahargaṇa
1 856 152
Day length
10 h 22 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:0312:03 PM
Moonset
24:4812:48 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:169:16 AM09:589:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:479:47 AM11:0511:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:303:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:381:38 PM15:093:09 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:582:58 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:303:30 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:345:34 PM19:237:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:345:34 PM18:016:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:345:34 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0111:01 PM23:5611:56 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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