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Thursday 18 January 2024 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:379:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:158:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:117:11 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:538:53 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:385:38 PM–18:056:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:385:38 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:277:27 PM–21:009:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:117:11 AM–08:298:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:489:48 AM–11:0611:06 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4010:40 AM–11:2211:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:431:43 PM–15:013:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:512:51 PM–15:323:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:3410:34 PM–24:0812:08+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

Śubha07:117:11 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Roga08:298:29 AM–09:489:48 AMavoid
Udvega09:489:48 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Cara11:0611:06 AM–12:2412:24 PMneutral
Lābha12:2412:24 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Amṛta13:431:43 PM–15:013:01 PMgood
Kāla15:013:01 PM–16:194:19 PMavoid
Śubha16:194:19 PM–17:385:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:385:38 PM–19:197:19 PMgood
Cara19:197:19 PM–21:019:01 PMneutral
Roga21:019:01 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Kāla22:4310:43 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2412:24+1 AM–26:062:06+1 AMgood
Udvega26:062:06+1 AM–27:483:48+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:483:48+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:295:29+1 AM–31:117:11+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:117:11+1 AM

07:117:11 AM sunrise17:385:38 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:158:15 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 26:282:28+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 14:182:18 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:538:53 AM
Bavauntil 20:158:15 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:431:43 PM–15:013:01 PM
Pradoṣa 17:385:38 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:013:01 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:158:15 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī26:28 02:282:28 AM FriBharaṇī
YogaSiddha14:182:18 PMSādhya
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:538:53 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:11 07:117:11 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 862
Day length
10 h 27 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:4611:46 AM
Moonset
25:131:13+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:117:11 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:489:48 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4010:40 AM11:2211:22 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:013:01 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:512:51 PM15:323:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:385:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:385:38 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:385:38 PM18:056:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:385:38 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:277:27 PM21:009:00 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3410:34 PM24:0812:08+1 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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