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Wednesday 21 January 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:272:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:464:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:238:23 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:389:38 AM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

13:241:24 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:241:24 PM
At noon, 13:241:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Svātī, 46% 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 muhūrta06:316:31 AM–07:277:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:596:59 AM–08:238:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:053:05 PM–15:453:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:228:22 PM–22:0810:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–10:5310:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:459:45 AM–11:3111:31 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:0912:09 PM–13:241:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:041:04 PM–13:441:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:241:24 PM–14:402:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha08:238:23 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Amṛta09:389:38 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Kāla10:5310:53 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Śubha12:0912:09 PM–13:241:24 PMgood
Roga13:241:24 PM–14:402:40 PMavoid
Udvega14:402:40 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid
Cara15:553:55 PM–17:115:11 PMneutral
Lābha17:115:11 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:266:26 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Śubha20:118:11 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Amṛta21:559:55 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Cara23:4011:40 PM–25:241:24 AM+1neutral
Roga25:241:24 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:093:09 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:534:53 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1good
Udvega30:386:38 AM+1–32:228:22 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:238:23 AM to 32:228:22 AM+1

08:238:23 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 32:228:22 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:464:46 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 30:056:05 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 09:389:38 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:464:46 PM
Taitilauntil 29:445:44 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:241:24 PM–14:402:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–20:188:18 PM
Niśītha 25:001:00 AM+1–25:481:48 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:402:40 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 04 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:188:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:481:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī16:464:46 PMNavamī
NakṣatraSvātī30:05 06:056:05 AM ThuViśākhā
YogaDhṛti09:389:38 AMŚūla
KaraṇaKaulava16:464:46 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra32:22 08:228:22 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 369
Day length
10 h 04 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:292:29 AM+1
Moonset
12:5912:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:316:31 AM08:238:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:316:31 AM07:277:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:596:59 AM08:238:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:238:23 AM10:2310:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:459:45 AM11:3111:31 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2310:23 AM12:2412:24 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday13:001:00 PM13:481:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:041:04 PM13:441:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:252:25 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:053:05 PM15:453:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM20:188:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:228:22 PM22:0810:08 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:001:00 AM+125:481:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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