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January 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 8 January 1968 · Tokyo, Japan

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:1210:12 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:3912:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:526:52 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3912:39 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTokyo11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Revatī, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:526:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:5710:57 AM–12:4512:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:261:26 PM–14:062:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:125:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:068:06 AM–09:209:20 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–11:4811:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–12:4712:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:021:02 PM–14:152:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:062:06 PM–14:452:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta06:526:52 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Kāla08:068:06 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Śubha09:209:20 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–11:4811:48 AMavoid
Udvega11:4811:48 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Cara13:021:02 PM–14:152:15 PMneutral
Lābha14:152:15 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Amṛta15:293:29 PM–16:434:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:434:43 PM–18:296:29 PMneutral
Roga18:296:29 PM–20:158:15 PMavoid
Kāla20:158:15 PM–22:0210:02 PMavoid
Lābha22:0210:02 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Udvega23:4811:48 PM–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:341:34 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1good
Amṛta27:203:20 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1good
Cara29:065:06 AM+1–30:526:52 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:526:52 AM to 30:526:52 AM+1

06:526:52 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:526:52 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:3912:39 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 13:391:39 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 19:287:28 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:3912:39 PM
Bālavauntil 26:002:00 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:068:06 AM–09:209:20 AM
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:209:20 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 51 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:3912:39 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī13:391:39 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva19:287:28 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBava12:3912:39 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:52 06:526:52 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2024
Śaka
1889
Kali
5068
Ahargaṇa
1 851 398
Day length
9 h 51 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:3411:34 AM
Moonset
24:5112:51 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:526:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:526:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:526:52 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:209:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:5710:57 AM12:4512:45 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:4712:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:452:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:021:02 PM14:152:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:261:26 PM14:062:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:062:06 PM14:452:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:452:45 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:125:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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