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January 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 15 January 2004 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:262:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5912:59+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

07:047:04 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:461:46 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSapporo11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Citrā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:0212:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–13:541:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:234:23 PM–16:534:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:234:23 PM–17:525:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:216:21 PM–19:547:54 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:047:04 AM–08:148:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:039:03 AM–10:3610:36 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:249:24 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1110:11 AM–10:4810:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5412:54 PM–14:042:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:541:54 PM–14:322:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:515:51+1 AM–31:237:23+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

Śubha07:047:04 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Roga08:148:14 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Udvega09:249:24 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Cara10:3410:34 AM–11:4411:44 AMneutral
Lābha11:4411:44 AM–12:5412:54 PMgood
Amṛta12:5412:54 PM–14:042:04 PMgood
Kāla14:042:04 PM–15:143:14 PMavoid
Śubha15:143:14 PM–16:234:23 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:234:23 PM–18:146:14 PMgood
Cara18:146:14 PM–20:048:04 PMneutral
Roga20:048:04 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Kāla21:549:54 PM–23:4411:44 PMavoid
Lābha23:4411:44 PM–25:341:34+1 AMgood
Udvega25:341:34+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:243:24+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:145:14+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:047:04+1 AM

07:047:04 AM sunrise16:234:23 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:5912:59+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 24:3212:32+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 17:425:42 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:461:46 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:5912:59+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5412:54 PM–14:042:04 PM
Pradoṣa 16:234:23 PM–18:216:21 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0212:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:042:04 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:216:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī24:59 00:5912:59 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā24:32 00:3212:32 AM FriSvātī
YogaSukarmā17:425:42 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava13:461:46 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:04 07:047:04 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 554
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:3512:35+1 AM
Moonset
10:5810:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:148:14 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:039:03 AM10:3610:36 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:249:24 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1110:11 AM10:4810:48 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:0212:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4012:40 PM14:322:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:042:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM13:541:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:541:54 PM14:322:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:322:32 PM16:234:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:234:23 PM18:216:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:234:23 PM16:534:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:234:23 PM17:525:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:216:21 PM19:547:54 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:515:51+1 AM31:237:23+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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