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Tuesday 15 January 2008 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:405:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:463:46+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

08:028:02 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

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 sandhyā05:425:42 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:3912:39 PM–14:102:10 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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 kāla30:476:47+1 AM–32:188:18+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:179:17 AM–10:0510:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:539:53 AM–11:2111:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:5012:50 PM–14:192:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:473:47 PM–17:165:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3711:37 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–08:248:24 AMavoid
Udvega08:248:24 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:2111:21 AMneutral
Lābha11:2111:21 AM–12:5012:50 PMgood
Amṛta12:5012:50 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Kāla14:192:19 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Śubha15:473:47 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Roga17:165:16 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:446:44 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Lābha20:168:16 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Udvega21:479:47 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Śubha23:1911:19 PM–24:5012:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:5012:50+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMgood
Cara26:222:22+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMneutral
Roga27:533:53+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:245:24+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 sunrise18:446:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:463:46+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 14:562:56 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 08:028:02 AM
Siddhauntil 29:155:15+1 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:464:46 PM
Bavauntil 27:463:46+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:141:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:473:47 PM–17:165:16 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:165:16 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī27:46 03:463:46 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī14:562:56 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva08:028:02 AMSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:464:46 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:56 06:566:56 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 015
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:1612:16 PM
Moonset
24:4912:49+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 twilight05:425:42 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:179:17 AM10:0510:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:2111:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:3912:39 PM14:102:10 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5012:50 PM14:192:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:473:47 PM17:165:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3711:37 PM24:2612:26+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26+1 AM25:141:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:476:47+1 AM32:188:18+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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