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Tuesday 22 December 1925 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:556:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:295:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:329:32 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 53% 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 muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:261:26 PM–14:032:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:314:31 PM–17:015:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:314:31 PM–18:006:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:565:56 PM–19:297:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:368:36 AM–10:0910:09 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:459:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:359:35 AM–10:4510:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5411:54 AM–13:031:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:132:13 PM–15:223:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2610:26 PM–23:2511:25 PMan 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

Roga07:177:17 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Udvega08:268:26 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Cara09:359:35 AM–10:4510:45 AMneutral
Lābha10:4510:45 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Amṛta11:5411:54 AM–13:031:03 PMgood
Kāla13:031:03 PM–14:132:13 PMavoid
Śubha14:132:13 PM–15:223:22 PMgood
Roga15:223:22 PM–16:314:31 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:314:31 PM–18:226:22 PMavoid
Lābha18:226:22 PM–20:138:13 PMgood
Udvega20:138:13 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Śubha22:0410:04 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Amṛta23:5411:54 PM–25:451:45+1 AMgood
Cara25:451:45+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMneutral
Roga27:363:36+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:265:26+1 AM–31:177:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:177:17+1 AM

07:177:17 AM sunrise16:314:31 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:295:29 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 22:3510:35 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 09:329:32 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:295:29 PM
Bālavauntil 28:574:57+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:132:13 PM–15:223:22 PM
Pradoṣa 16:314:31 PM–18:296:29 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18+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. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:223:22 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:296:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī17:295:29 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā22:3510:35 PMRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta09:329:32 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava17:295:29 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:17 07:177:17 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1982
Śaka
1847
Kali
5026
Ahargaṇa
1 836 041
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:2612:26 PM
Moonset
24:3312:33+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:368:36 AM10:0910:09 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:459:45 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:261:26 PM14:032:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:314:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:314:31 PM18:296:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:314:31 PM17:015:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:314:31 PM18:006:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:565:56 PM19:297:29 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2610:26 PM23:2511:25 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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