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Thursday 15 January 2004 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:268:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:596:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

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

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:467:46 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

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 272° ahead of it, in Citrā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa 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
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:2112:21 PM–13:541:54 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:255:25 PM–17:525:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:255:25 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:406:40 AM–08:008:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1510:15 AM–10:5810:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:231:23 PM–14:442:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:163:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:5111:51 PM–25:231:23 AM+1a 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

Śubha06:406:40 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Roga08:008:00 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Udvega09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Cara10:4210:42 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:231:23 PMgood
Amṛta13:231:23 PM–14:442:44 PMgood
Kāla14:442:44 PM–16:044:04 PMavoid
Śubha16:044:04 PM–17:255:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:255:25 PM–19:047:04 PMgood
Cara19:047:04 PM–20:448:44 PMneutral
Roga20:448:44 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Kāla22:2310:23 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0212:02 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1good
Udvega25:421:42 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:213:21 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1good
Amṛta29:005:00 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:255:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:596:59 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 18:326:32 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 11:4211:42 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:467:46 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:596:59 PM
Taitilauntil 30:066:06 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:231:23 PM–14:442:44 PM
Pradoṣa 17:255:25 PM–19:117:11 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:442:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:117:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī18:596:59 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā18:326:32 PMSvātī
YogaSukarmā11:4211:42 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava07:467:46 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:40 06:406:40 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 554
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:4812:48 AM+1
Moonset
11:4011:40 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 day06:406:40 AM08:008:00 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:219:21 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1510:15 AM10:5810:58 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:2112:21 PM13:541:54 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:163:16 PM12th 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 PM17:525:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:255:25 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5111:51 PM25:231:23 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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