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Monday 9 January 1995 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5310:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:4912:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:268:26 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3011:30 AM

Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.

Noon

13:201:20 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:201:20 PM
At noon, 13:201:20 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 55% 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 muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:017:01 AM–08:268:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:528:52 AM–10:3810:38 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:001:00 PM–13:401:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:582:58 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:146:14 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:146:14 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:196:19+1 AM–32:068:06+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0612:06 PM–13:201:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:401:40 PM–14:192:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:332:33 PM–15:473:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:373:37 PM–16:164:16 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

Amṛta08:268:26 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Śubha10:5310:53 AM–12:0612:06 PMgood
Roga12:0612:06 PM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Udvega13:201:20 PM–14:332:33 PMavoid
Cara14:332:33 PM–15:473:47 PMneutral
Lābha15:473:47 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Amṛta17:005:00 PM–18:146:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:146:14 PM–20:008:00 PMneutral
Roga20:008:00 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Kāla21:479:47 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Lābha23:3311:33 PM–25:201:20+1 AMgood
Udvega25:201:20+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:063:06+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:534:53+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMgood
Cara30:396:39+1 AM–32:268:26+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:268:26 AM to 32:268:26+1 AM

08:268:26 AM sunrise18:146:14 PM sunsetsunrise 32:268:26+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:4912:49 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 11:3011:30 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 15:193:19 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:4912:49 PM
Bālavauntil 26:002:00+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:399:39 AM–10:5310:53 AM
Abhijit 13:001:00 PM–13:401:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:146:14 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 24:5612:56+1 AM–25:441:44+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5310:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:401:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 48 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:441:44+1 AM. 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 Aṣṭamī12:4912:49 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī11:3011:30 AMAśvinī
YogaŚiva15:193:19 PMSiddha
KaraṇaBava12:4912:49 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra32:26 08:268:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2051
Śaka
1916
Kali
5095
Ahargaṇa
1 861 261
Day length
9 h 48 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:5712:57 PM
Moonset
26:302:30+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:268:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:297:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:017:01 AM08:268:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:268:26 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:528:52 AM10:3810:38 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2112:21 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0612:06 PM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5612:56 PM13:441:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:401:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:401:40 PM14:192:19 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM16:164:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:332:33 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:582:58 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:373:37 PM16:164:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:164:16 PM18:146:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:146:14 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:146:14 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:146:14 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5612:56+1 AM25:441:44+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:196:19+1 AM32:068:06+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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