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Tuesday 22 January 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:075:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:404:40+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5511:55 AM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Svātī, 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 muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:242:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:295:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:213:21+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:119:11 AM–09:509:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0712:07 PM–13:211:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:342:34 PM–15:473:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:365:36 PM–19:137:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4210:42 PM–23:3811:38 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

Roga07:147:14 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Udvega08:278:27 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Cara09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMneutral
Lābha10:5410:54 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Amṛta12:0712:07 PM–13:211:21 PMgood
Kāla13:211:21 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Śubha14:342:34 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Roga15:473:47 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:015:01 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid
Lābha18:476:47 PM–20:348:34 PMgood
Udvega20:348:34 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Śubha22:2010:20 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0712:07+1 AM–25:541:54+1 AMgood
Cara25:541:54+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMneutral
Roga27:403:40+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:275:27+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:147:14 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:404:40+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 11:5511:55 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 13:181:18 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:484:48 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:404:40+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:342:34 PM–15:473:47 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+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. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  4. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:473:47 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī28:40 04:404:40 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā11:5511:55 AMSvātī
YogaDhṛti13:181:18 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBālava16:484:48 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 395
Day length
9 h 47 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:011:01+1 AM
Moonset
10:4410:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:119:11 AM09:509:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:242:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:342:34 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:365:36 PM19:137:13 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4210:42 PM23:3811:38 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:213:21+1 AM28:584:58+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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