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Saturday 16 January 2027 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:4411:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1311:13 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1311:13 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

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
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:012:01 PM–15:363:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:265:26 PM–17:535:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:265:26 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:406:40 AM–08:008:00 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:406:40 AM–07:237:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:237:23 AM–08:068:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:241:24 PM–14:442:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:115:11 PM–18:466:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya30:226:22 AM+1–31:557:55 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

Kāla06:406:40 AM–08:008:00 AMavoid
Śubha08:008:00 AM–09:219:21 AMgood
Roga09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Udvega10:4210:42 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Cara12:0312:03 PM–13:241:24 PMneutral
Lābha13:241:24 PM–14:442:44 PMgood
Amṛta14:442:44 PM–16:054:05 PMgood
Kāla16:054:05 PM–17:265:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:265:26 PM–19:057:05 PMgood
Udvega19:057:05 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Śubha20:448:44 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Amṛta22:2410:24 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Cara24:0312:03 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1neutral
Roga25:421:42 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:213:21 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:005:00 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:396:39 AM+1

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:265:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:1311:13 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 21:099:09 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 12:0912:09 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:1311:13 AM
Bālavauntil 22:4110:41 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:219:21 AM–10:4210:42 AM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:265:26 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4210:42 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:1311:13 AMNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī21:099:09 PMBharaṇī
YogaSiddha12:0912:09 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBava11:1311:13 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:39 06:396:39 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 956
Day length
10 h 47 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:3411:34 AM
Moonset
25:071:07 AM+1

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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:406:40 AM08:008:00 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:406:40 AM07:237:23 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:237:23 AM08:068:06 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:219:21 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:012:01 PM15:363:36 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:173:17 PM17:265:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:115:11 PM18:466:46 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:265:26 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:265:26 PM17:535:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:265:26 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:226:22 AM+131:557:55 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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