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January 1985 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 14 January 1985 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:279:27 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:297:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:297:29 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:5012:50 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5012:50 PM
At noon, 12:5012:50 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 279° ahead of it, in Svātī, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 279° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:131:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:446:44 PM–19:097:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:446:44 PM–19:577:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0810:08 PM–23:4011:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:248:24 AM–09:539:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2111:21 AM–12:5012:50 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5912:59 PM–14:312:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:131:13 PM–14:012:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:182:18 PM–15:473:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:353:35 PM–16:224:22 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

Amṛta06:566:56 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Kāla08:248:24 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Śubha09:539:53 AM–11:2111:21 AMgood
Roga11:2111:21 AM–12:5012:50 PMavoid
Udvega12:5012:50 PM–14:182:18 PMavoid
Cara14:182:18 PM–15:473:47 PMneutral
Lābha15:473:47 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Amṛta17:165:16 PM–18:446:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:446:44 PM–20:168:16 PMneutral
Roga20:168:16 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Kāla21:479:47 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Lābha23:1911:19 PM–24:5012:50+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5012:50+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:212:21+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:533:53+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMgood
Cara29:245:24+1 AM–30:566:56+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:566:56+1 AM

06:566:56 AM sunrise18:446:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:297:29 AM
Navamīuntil 29:405:40+1 AM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 07:397:39 AM
Svātīuntil 30:316:31+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 22:4310:43 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:297:29 AM
Taitilauntil 18:336:33 PM
Garauntil 29:405:40+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:248:24 AM–09:539:53 AM
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:131:13 PM
Pradoṣa 18:446:44 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26+1 AM–25:141:14+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:539:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:131:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  15. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī07:297:29 AMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā07:397:39 AMSvātī
YogaDhṛti22:4310:43 PMŚūla
KaraṇaKaulava07:297:29 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:56 06:566:56 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2041
Śaka
1906
Kali
5085
Ahargaṇa
1 857 614
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:461:46+1 AM
Moonset
13:061:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2111:21 AM12:5012:50 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:131:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5912:59 PM14:312:31 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:131:13 PM14:012:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:182:18 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:353:35 PM16:224:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:446:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:446:44 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:446:44 PM19:097:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:446:44 PM19:577:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0810:08 PM23:4011:40 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26+1 AM25:141:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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