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Saturday 16 January 2027 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:444:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:134:13 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:134:13 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

13:231:23 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:231:23 PM
At noon, 13:231:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:287:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:258:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:031:03 PM–13:431:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:023:02 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:017:01 PM–20:368:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:258:25 AM–09:399:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:258:25 AM–09:049:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:372:37 PM–15:523:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:1110:11 PM–23:4611:46 PMa 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

Kāla08:258:25 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Śubha09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMgood
Roga10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Udvega12:0812:08 PM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Cara13:231:23 PM–14:372:37 PMneutral
Lābha14:372:37 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Amṛta15:523:52 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Kāla17:065:06 PM–18:216:21 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:216:21 PM–20:068:06 PMgood
Udvega20:068:06 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Śubha21:529:52 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Amṛta23:3711:37 PM–25:231:23 AM+1good
Cara25:231:23 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1neutral
Roga27:083:08 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:534:53 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1avoid
Lābha30:396:39 AM+1–32:248:24 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:258:25 AM to 32:248:24 AM+1

08:258:25 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:134:13 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 26:092:09 AM+1
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 17:095:09 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:134:13 PM
Bālavauntil 27:413:41 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Abhijit 13:031:03 PM–13:431:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:5912:59 AM+1–25:471:47 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0812:08 PM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:431:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 56 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:471:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī16:134:13 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAśvinī26:09 02:092:09 AM SunBharaṇī
YogaSiddha17:095:09 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBava16:134:13 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra32:24 08:248:24 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 956
Day length
9 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:2812:28 PM
Moonset
26:412:41 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:258:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:287:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:007:00 AM08:258:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:258:25 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:258:25 AM09:049:04 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM09:449:44 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2312:23 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5410:54 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:431:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:222:22 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:372:37 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:023:02 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:017:01 PM20:368:36 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:1110:11 PM23:4611:46 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5912:59 AM+125:471:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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