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Sunday 17 January 2016 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:268:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:286:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:275:27 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:267:26 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2612:26 PM

The Sun 79° above N. Day length 13 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2612:26 PM
At noon, 12:2612:26 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:074:07 AM–04:474:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:275:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:257:25 PM–19:457:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:257:25 PM–20:268:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:387:38 PM–21:099:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:2612:26 PM–14:112:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:563:56 PM–17:415:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:345:34 PM–18:296:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:415:41 PM–19:257:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:4010:40 PM–24:1112:11+1 AMa 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

Udvega05:275:27 AM–07:127:12 AMavoid
Cara07:127:12 AM–08:578:57 AMneutral
Lābha08:578:57 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Amṛta10:4110:41 AM–12:2612:26 PMgood
Kāla12:2612:26 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Śubha14:112:11 PM–15:563:56 PMgood
Roga15:563:56 PM–17:415:41 PMavoid
Udvega17:415:41 PM–19:257:25 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha19:257:25 PM–20:418:41 PMgood
Amṛta20:418:41 PM–21:569:56 PMgood
Cara21:569:56 PM–23:1111:11 PMneutral
Roga23:1111:11 PM–24:2712:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:2712:27+1 AM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:421:42+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMgood
Udvega26:572:57+1 AM–28:134:13+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:134:13+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:275:27 AM to 29:285:28+1 AM

05:275:27 AM sunrise19:257:25 PM sunsetsunrise 29:285:28+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:286:28 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 26:272:27+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 16:234:23 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:267:26 AM
Bavauntil 18:286:28 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:5412:54 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:415:41 PM–19:257:25 PM
Pradoṣa 19:257:25 PM–20:468:46 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03+1 AM–24:5112:51+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 19:257:25 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 58 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:468:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:286:28 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī26:27 02:272:27 AM MonBharaṇī
YogaSiddha16:234:23 PMSādhya
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:267:26 AMBava
VāraRavivāra29:28 05:285:28 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 939
Day length
13 h 58 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:5012:50 PM
Moonset
24:2212:22+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:074:07 AM05:275:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:074:07 AM04:474:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:275:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:275:27 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0212:02 PM12:5012:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:2612:26 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:384:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:563:56 PM17:415:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:384:38 PM19:257:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:345:34 PM18:296:29 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:415:41 PM19:257:25 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk19:257:25 PM20:468:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:257:25 PM19:457:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:257:25 PM20:268:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:387:38 PM21:099:09 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:4010:40 PM24:1112:11+1 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03+1 AM24:5112:51+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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