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Sunday 17 January 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:269:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:287:28 AM.

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

07:287:28 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

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 99° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 58% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 99° falls in Śukla Navamī.

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 kāla08:388:38 AM–10:0910:09 AMa 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–19:107:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:456:45 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya11:4011:40 AM–13:111:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5112:51 PM–14:192:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:483:48 PM–17:175:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:115:11 PM–17:585:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:175:17 PM–18:456:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:3612:36 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1a 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

Udvega06:566:56 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Cara08:258:25 AM–09:539:53 AMneutral
Lābha09:539:53 AM–11:2211:22 AMgood
Amṛta11:2211:22 AM–12:5112:51 PMgood
Kāla12:5112:51 PM–14:192:19 PMavoid
Śubha14:192:19 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Roga15:483:48 PM–17:175:17 PMavoid
Udvega17:175:17 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:456:45 PM–20:178:17 PMgood
Amṛta20:178:17 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Cara21:489:48 PM–23:1911:19 PMneutral
Roga23:1911:19 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:5112:51 AM+1–26:222:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:222:22 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1good
Udvega27:543:54 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:255:25 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 sunrise18:456:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:287:28 AM
Navamīuntil 29:355:35 AM+1
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 15:273:27 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 26:382:38 AM+1
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:287:28 AM
Bālavauntil 18:316:31 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:355:35 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2712:27 PM–13:141:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:175:17 PM–18:456:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 24:2712:27 AM+1–25:151:15 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:456:45 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:151:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī07:287:28 AMNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī15:273:27 PMBharaṇī
YogaSādhya26:38 02:382:38 AM MonŚubha
KaraṇaBava07:287:28 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:56 06:566:56 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 939
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:121:12 PM
Moonset
25:441:44 AM+1

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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:388:38 AM10:0910:09 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4011:40 AM13:111:11 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5112:51 PM14:192:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:483:48 PM17:175:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:115:11 PM17:585:58 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:175:17 PM18:456:45 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:456:45 PM19:107:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:456:45 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2712:27 AM+125:151:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:3612:36 AM+126:072:07 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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