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Wednesday 22 January 2025 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:1010:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:4912:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4912:49 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 276° ahead of it, in Svātī, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 276° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:112:11 PM–15:593:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:315:31 PM–17:575:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:315:31 PM–18:506:50 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:008:00 AM–09:229:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4310:43 AM–12:0512:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4311:43 AM–12:2712:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0512:05 PM–13:261:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:166:16+1 AM–32:028:02+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:396:39 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Amṛta08:008:00 AM–09:229:22 AMgood
Kāla09:229:22 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Śubha10:4310:43 AM–12:0512:05 PMgood
Roga12:0512:05 PM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Udvega13:261:26 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Cara14:482:48 PM–16:094:09 PMneutral
Lābha16:094:09 PM–17:315:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:315:31 PM–19:097:09 PMavoid
Śubha19:097:09 PM–20:488:48 PMgood
Amṛta20:488:48 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Cara22:2610:26 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0512:05+1 AM–25:431:43+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:431:43+1 AM–27:223:22+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:223:22+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMgood
Udvega29:005:00+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:396:39 AM to 30:386:38+1 AM

06:396:39 AM sunrise17:315:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:4912:49 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 24:0412:04+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 26:082:08+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:4912:49 PM
Taitilauntil 26:022:02+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0512:05 PM–13:261:26 PM
Pradoṣa 17:315:31 PM–19:167:16 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:261:26 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 52 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī12:4912:49 PMNavamī
NakṣatraSvātī24:04 00:0412:04 AM ThuViśākhā
YogaŚūla26:08 02:082:08 AM ThuGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava12:4912:49 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:38 06:386:38 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 232
Day length
10 h 52 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:071:07+1 AM
Moonset
11:2911:29 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:229:22 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:0512:05 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0512:05 PM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:112:11 PM15:593:59 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:315:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:315:31 PM19:167:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:315:31 PM17:575:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:315:31 PM18:506:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:166:16+1 AM32:028:02+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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