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January 2028 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 5 January 2028 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:508:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2010:20 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

09:409:40 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:181:18 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:181:18 PM
At noon, 13:181:18 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Revatī, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:268:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:562:56 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:106:10 PM–18:396:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:106:10 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:272:27+1 AM–28:104:10+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:399:39 AM–10:5210:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0512:05 PM–13:181:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5912:59 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:181:18 PM–14:312:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:074:07 PM–17:505:50 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

Lābha08:268:26 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Amṛta09:399:39 AM–10:5210:52 AMgood
Kāla10:5210:52 AM–12:0512:05 PMavoid
Śubha12:0512:05 PM–13:181:18 PMgood
Roga13:181:18 PM–14:312:31 PMavoid
Udvega14:312:31 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Cara15:443:44 PM–16:574:57 PMneutral
Lābha16:574:57 PM–18:106:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:106:10 PM–19:577:57 PMavoid
Śubha19:577:57 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Amṛta21:449:44 PM–23:3111:31 PMgood
Cara23:3111:31 PM–25:181:18+1 AMneutral
Roga25:181:18+1 AM–27:053:05+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:053:05+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:524:52+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMgood
Udvega30:396:39+1 AM–32:268:26+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

08:268:26 AM sunrise18:106:10 PM sunsetsunrise 32:268:26+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:2010:20 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 29:025:02+1 AM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 15:453:45 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:409:40 AM
Bavauntil 22:2010:20 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:181:18 PM–14:312:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:106:10 PM–20:048:04 PM
Niśītha 24:5412:54+1 AM–25:421:42+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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:312:31 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:421:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī22:2010:20 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRevatī29:02 05:025:02 AM ThuAśvinī
YogaParigha15:453:45 PMŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:409:40 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra32:26 08:268:26 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 310
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:3512:35 PM
Moonset
26:092:09+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 twilight07:007:00 AM08:268:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:268:26 AM10:2310:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2310:23 AM12:2012:20 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0512:05 PM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5412:54 PM13:421:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5912:59 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:312:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:172:17 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:562:56 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:074:07 PM17:505:50 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:106:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:106:10 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:106:10 PM18:396:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:106:10 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5412:54+1 AM25:421:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:272:27+1 AM28:104:10+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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