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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 15 January 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:345:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:404:40+1 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

13:381:38 PM

Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.

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 88° ahead of it, in Revatī, 48% 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 muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:1811:18 AM–12:5112:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:456:45 PM–19:097:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:456:45 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:246:24+1 AM–31:597:59+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:248:24 AM–09:539:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2211:22 AM–12:5012:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2712:27 PM–13:141:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5012:50 PM–14:192:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:566:56 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Amṛta08:248:24 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Kāla09:539:53 AM–11:2211:22 AMavoid
Śubha11:2211:22 AM–12:5012:50 PMgood
Roga12:5012:50 PM–14:192:19 PMavoid
Udvega14:192:19 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Cara15:473:47 PM–17:165:16 PMneutral
Lābha17:165:16 PM–18:456:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:456:45 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Śubha20:168:16 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Amṛta21:489:48 PM–23:1911:19 PMgood
Cara23:1911:19 PM–24:5012:50+1 AMneutral
Roga24:5012:50+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:222:22+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:533:53+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMgood
Udvega29:255:25+1 AM–30:566:56+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:566:56 AM sunrise18:456:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:404:40+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 13:381:38 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 27:183:18+1 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 17:025:02 PM
Bavauntil 28:404:40+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5012:50 PM–14:192:19 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:192:19 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī28:40 04:404:40 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī13:381:38 PMAśvinī
YogaSiddha27:18 03:183:18 AM ThuSādhya
KaraṇaViṣṭi17:025:02 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:56 06:566:56 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 998
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:2812:28 PM
Moonset
24:5612:56+1 AM

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 twilight05:435:43 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1811:18 AM12:5112:51 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2211:22 AM12:5012:50 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5012:50 PM14:192:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:456:45 PM19:097:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:456:45 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26+1 AM25:141:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:246:24+1 AM31:597:59+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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