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Tuesday 13 January 2015 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:474:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:366:36 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:245:24 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:566:56 AM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 80° above N. Day length 14 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Citrā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 268° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:044:04 AM–04:444:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:244:24 AM–05:245:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 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 kāla26:102:10 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:128:12 AM–09:089:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:548:54 AM–10:4010:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2512:25 PM–14:102:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:413:41 PM–17:265:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:553:55 PM–17:415:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2511:25 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1an 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

Roga05:245:24 AM–07:097:09 AMavoid
Udvega07:097:09 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Cara08:548:54 AM–10:4010:40 AMneutral
Lābha10:4010:40 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Amṛta12:2512:25 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Kāla14:102:10 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid
Śubha15:553:55 PM–17:415:41 PMgood
Roga17:415:41 PM–19:267:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:267:26 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Lābha20:418:41 PM–21:569:56 PMgood
Udvega21:569:56 PM–23:1011:10 PMavoid
Śubha23:1011:10 PM–24:2512:25 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2512:25 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1good
Cara25:401:40 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1neutral
Roga26:552:55 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:104:10 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:245:24 AM to 29:255:25 AM+1

05:245:24 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:255:25 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 06:566:56 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 28:094:09 AM+1
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:465:46 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:553:55 PM–17:415:41 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:468:46 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01 AM+1–24:4912:49 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:415:41 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 02 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:468:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamīpast sunriseNavamī
NakṣatraHasta06:566:56 AMCitrā
YogaSukarmā28:09 04:094:09 AM WedDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava17:465:46 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:25 05:255:25 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 570
Day length
14 h 02 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:0312:03 AM+1
Moonset
12:1912:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:044:04 AM05:245:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:044:04 AM04:444:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:244:24 AM05:245:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:245:24 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:128:12 AM09:089:08 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:384:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:413:41 PM17:265:26 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:553:55 PM17:415:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:384:38 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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2511:25 PM24:0512:05 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01 AM+124:4912:49 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:102:10 AM+127:553:55 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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