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Wednesday 16 January 2008 · Tehran, Iran

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1012:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:1610:16 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1610:16 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 97° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla13:171:17 PM–14:482:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:145:14 PM–17:425:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:145:14 PM–18:386:38 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:298:29 AM–09:449:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5910:59 AM–12:1412:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:3412:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1412:14 PM–13:291:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:184:18 PM–17:495:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya29:015:01+1 AM–30:316:31+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

Lābha07:147:14 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Amṛta08:298:29 AM–09:449:44 AMgood
Kāla09:449:44 AM–10:5910:59 AMavoid
Śubha10:5910:59 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Roga12:1412:14 PM–13:291:29 PMavoid
Udvega13:291:29 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Cara14:442:44 PM–15:593:59 PMneutral
Lābha15:593:59 PM–17:145:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:145:14 PM–18:596:59 PMavoid
Śubha18:596:59 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Amṛta20:448:44 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Cara22:2910:29 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1412:14+1 AM–25:591:59+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:591:59+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:443:44+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Udvega29:295:29+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:147:14 AM sunrise17:145:14 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:1610:16 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 20:058:05 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 11:4511:45 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:1610:16 AM
Bālavauntil 21:129:12 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1412:14 PM–13:291:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:145:14 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:291:29 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 00 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī10:1610:16 AMNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī20:058:05 PMBharaṇī
YogaSiddha11:4511:45 AMSādhya
KaraṇaBava10:1610:16 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 016
Day length
10 h 00 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:3011:30 AM
Moonset
25:451:45+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5910:59 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1412:14 PM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:171:17 PM14:482:48 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:143:14 PM17:145:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:184:18 PM17:495:49 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:145:14 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:145:14 PM17:425:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:145:14 PM18:386:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:015:01+1 AM30:316:31+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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