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Wednesday 8 January 2014 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:4911:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4111:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:205:20 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3911:39 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 80° above N. Day length 14 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Revatī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:014:01 AM–04:404:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:204:20 AM–05:205:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:467:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:268:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:498:49 PM–22:2710:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:057:05 AM–08:518:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3710:37 AM–12:2312:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0311:03 AM–12:4112:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:5112:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2312:23 PM–14:092:09 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

Lābha05:205:20 AM–07:057:05 AMgood
Amṛta07:057:05 AM–08:518:51 AMgood
Kāla08:518:51 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Śubha10:3710:37 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Roga12:2312:23 PM–14:092:09 PMavoid
Udvega14:092:09 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid
Cara15:553:55 PM–17:415:41 PMneutral
Lābha17:415:41 PM–19:267:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:267:26 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Śubha20:418:41 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Amṛta21:559:55 PM–23:0911:09 PMgood
Cara23:0911:09 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2312:23 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:381:38 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:522:52 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1good
Udvega28:064:06 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:205:20 AM to 29:205:20 AM+1

05:205:20 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:205:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:4111:41 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 23:1611:16 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 27:313:31 AM+1
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:3911:39 AM
Bavauntil 23:4111:41 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2312:23 PM–14:092:09 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:468:46 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:092:09 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 14 h 07 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:468:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī23:4111:41 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī23:1611:16 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva27:31 03:313:31 AM ThuSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:3911:39 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:20 05:205:20 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 200
Day length
14 h 07 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:3512:35 PM
Moonset
24:0512:05 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:014:01 AM05:205:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:014:01 AM04:404:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:204:20 AM05:205:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:205:20 AM08:098:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:057:05 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:098:09 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0311:03 AM12:4112:41 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:374:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:374:37 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:468:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:467:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:268:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:498:49 PM22:2710:27 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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