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Thursday 15 January 2004 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:262:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5912:59 PM.

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

12:3212:32 PM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

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 276° ahead of it, in Svātī, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 276° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

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–13:141:14 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 kāla26:582:58 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:566:56 AM–08:248:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:539:53 AM–11:2111:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5210:52 AM–11:3911:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:192:19 PM–15:473:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:353:35 PM–16:234:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya17:515:51 PM–19:237:23 PMa 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

Śubha06:566:56 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Roga08:248:24 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Udvega09:539:53 AM–11:2111:21 AMavoid
Cara11:2111:21 AM–12:5012:50 PMneutral
Lābha12:5012:50 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Amṛta14:192:19 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Kāla15:473:47 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid
Śubha17:165:16 PM–18:446:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:446:44 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Cara20:168:16 PM–21:479:47 PMneutral
Roga21:479:47 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Kāla23:1911:19 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:5012:50 AM+1–26:222:22 AM+1good
Udvega26:222:22 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:533:53 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1good
Amṛta29:245:24 AM+1–30:566:56 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:566:56 AM sunrise18:446:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:5912:59 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 12:3212:32 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 27:053:05 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:5912:59 PM
Taitilauntil 24:0612:06 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:141:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:192:19 PM–15:473:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:446:44 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26 AM+1–25:141:14 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:473:47 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī12:5912:59 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā12:3212:32 PMSvātī
YogaDhṛti27:05 03:053:05 AM FriŚūla
KaraṇaKaulava12:5912:59 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra30:56 06:566:56 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 554
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:331:33 AM+1
Moonset
12:5312:53 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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:566:56 AM08:248:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:2111:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5210:52 AM11:3911:39 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:192:19 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:353:35 PM16:234:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:446:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:515:51 PM19:237:23 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26 AM+125:141:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:582:58 AM+128:304:30 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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