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Tuesday 13 January 1920 · Tehran, Iran

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:462:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:314:31 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

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

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:072:07 PM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Citrā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 274° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:1112:11 PM–13:561:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:345:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:099:09 AM–09:499:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0812:08 PM–13:221:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:372:37 PM–15:513:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4310:43 PM–23:4011:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:271:27+1 AM–27:143:14+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

Roga07:107:10 AM–08:248:24 AMavoid
Udvega08:248:24 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Cara09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AMneutral
Lābha10:5310:53 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Amṛta12:0812:08 PM–13:221:22 PMgood
Kāla13:221:22 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Śubha14:372:37 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Roga15:513:51 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:065:06 PM–18:516:51 PMavoid
Lābha18:516:51 PM–20:378:37 PMgood
Udvega20:378:37 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Śubha22:2210:22 PM–24:0812:08+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0812:08+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMgood
Cara25:531:53+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMneutral
Roga27:393:39+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:245:24+1 AM–31:107:10+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:107:10+1 AM

07:107:10 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:314:31 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 19:127:12 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 14:072:07 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:314:31 PM
Taitilauntil 29:375:37+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:372:37 PM–15:513:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:513:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 56 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī16:314:31 PMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā19:127:12 PMSvātī
YogaSukarmā14:072:07 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava16:314:31 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:10 07:107:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1976
Śaka
1841
Kali
5020
Ahargaṇa
1 833 871
Day length
9 h 56 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:131:13+1 AM
Moonset
11:2711:27 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:099:09 AM09:499:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1112:11 PM13:561:56 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:073:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:372:37 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:073:07 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:345:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4310:43 PM23:4011:40 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:271:27+1 AM27:143:14+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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