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January 1970 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 14 January 1970 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:344:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:134:13+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:548:54 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 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 muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:5712:57 PM–14:322:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:255:25 PM–17:515:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:255:25 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:008:00 AM–09:219:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4210:42 AM–12:0212:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:231:23 PMRāhu’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

Lābha06:406:40 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Amṛta08:008:00 AM–09:219:21 AMgood
Kāla09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Śubha10:4210:42 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Roga12:0212:02 PM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Udvega13:231:23 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–16:044:04 PMneutral
Lābha16:044:04 PM–17:255:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:255:25 PM–19:047:04 PMavoid
Śubha19:047:04 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Amṛta20:438:43 PM–22:2310:23 PMgood
Cara22:2310:23 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0212:02+1 AM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:421:42+1 AM–27:213:21+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:213:21+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMgood
Udvega29:005:00+1 AM–30:406:40+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40+1 AM

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:255:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:134:13+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 15:203:20 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 08:548:54 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:184:18 PM
Bavauntil 28:134:13+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0212:02 PM–13:231:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:255:25 PM–19:117:11 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:231:23 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:117:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī28:13 04:134:13 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī15:203:20 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva08:548:54 AMSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:184:18 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:40 06:406:40 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 852 135
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:1411:14 AM
Moonset
24:2312:23+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5712:57 PM14:322:32 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:255:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:255:25 PM19:117:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:255:25 PM17:515:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:255:25 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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