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Tuesday 16 January 2001 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:549:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:279:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:359:35 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:5112:51 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5112:51 PM
At noon, 12:5112:51 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Citrā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:3610:36 AM–12:1312:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2712:27 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:492:49 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

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:189:18 AM–10:0510:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:539:53 AM–11:2211:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:5112:51 PM–14:192:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:483:48 PM–17:165:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:4710:47 PM–24:2612:26+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+1 AMan 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

Roga06:566:56 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Udvega08:258:25 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:2211:22 AMneutral
Lābha11:2211:22 AM–12:5112:51 PMgood
Amṛta12:5112:51 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Kāla14:192:19 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Śubha15:483:48 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Roga17:165:16 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:456:45 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Lābha20:168:16 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Udvega21:489:48 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Śubha23:1911:19 PM–24:5112:51+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:5112:51+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMgood
Cara26:222:22+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMneutral
Roga27:533:53+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:255:25+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 21:279:27 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 17:015:01 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 29:095:09+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:359:35 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:279:27 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2712:27 PM–13:141:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:483:48 PM–17:165:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 24:2712:27+1 AM–25:151:15+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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:165:16 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:151:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī21:279:27 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā17:015:01 PMSvātī
YogaDhṛti29:09 05:095:09 AM WedŚūla
KaraṇaBālava09:359:35 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:56 06:566:56 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 460
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:171:17+1 AM
Moonset
12:4412:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 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
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:189:18 AM10:0510:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:2211:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:3610:36 AM12:1312:13 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2712:27 PM13:151:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5112:51 PM14:192:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:483:48 PM17:165:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:238:23 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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:4710:47 PM24:2612:26+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2712:27+1 AM25:151:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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