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Friday 15 January 2027 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:443:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:133:13 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:211:21 PM

Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Revatī, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:5410:54 AM–12:3212:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:196:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:016:01 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–09:519:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5310:53 AM–12:0512:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2412:24 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:292:29 PM–15:403:40 PMYama’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

Cara07:187:18 AM–08:298:29 AMneutral
Lābha08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Amṛta09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Kāla10:5310:53 AM–12:0512:05 PMavoid
Śubha12:0512:05 PM–13:171:17 PMgood
Roga13:171:17 PM–14:292:29 PMavoid
Udvega14:292:29 PM–15:403:40 PMavoid
Cara15:403:40 PM–16:524:52 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:524:52 PM–18:406:40 PMavoid
Kāla18:406:40 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Lābha20:288:28 PM–22:1710:17 PMgood
Udvega22:1710:17 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0512:05 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Amṛta25:531:53 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1good
Cara27:413:41 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1neutral
Roga29:295:29 AM+1–31:177:17 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:177:17 AM+1

07:187:18 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:133:13 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 13:211:21 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 28:094:09 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:353:35 PM
Bavauntil 27:133:13 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5310:53 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:486:48 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0512:05 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:486:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī27:13 03:133:13 AM SatNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī13:211:21 PMAśvinī
YogaSiddha28:09 04:094:09 AM SatSādhya
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:353:35 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra31:17 07:177:17 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 955
Day length
9 h 35 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:4910:49 AM
Moonset
24:5612:56 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM09:519:51 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:0512:05 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:5410:54 AM12:3212:32 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:292:29 PM15:403:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:486:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:196:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:016:01 AM+131:367:36 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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