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Shukla Ashtami tithi, Ashwini nakshatra · Monday · Tamil Nadu (13.0827°, 80.2707°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Makara (Pausha)
A pañcāṅga is the day's five limbs — tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. All five come from the real positions of the Sun and Moon and change through the day, so they are reckoned from Chennai (13.0827°, 80.2707°)'s own sunrise — 06:36 AM here today rather than from a national average. Below are today's five with the time each ends, and then the day's auspicious and inauspicious windows.
| What it means | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Shukla Ashtami | until 09:18 PM | Jaya tithi — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Monday | — | Travel, liquids, public dealings, peace, mother, gentle works. |
| Nakshatra | Ashwini · pada 3 | until 12:33 PM | Kshipra nakshatra — Trade, medicine, learning, fine arts, quick tasks. |
| Yoga | Sadhya | until 09:11 AM | Auspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works. |
| Karana | Vishti | until 10:17 AM | Viṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds. |
| Sunrise | 06:36 AM |
| Sunset | 06:07 PM |
| Moonrise | 11:47 AM |
| Moonset | 12:43 AM |
| Moon in | Aries |
| Sun in | Capricorn |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Uttarayana · Hemanta |
| Brahma Muhurta | 05:00 AM – 05:48 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 06:18 AM – 07:49 AM |
| Rahu Kalam | 08:02 AM – 09:28 AM |
| Gulika Kalam | 01:47 PM – 03:14 PM |
| Yamaganda | 10:55 AM – 12:21 PM |
| Varjyam | 09:20 AM – 10:52 AM |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 11:58 AM – 12:44 PM — a durmuhūrta falls on the Abhijit slot today, so it is not offered as auspicious |
| Durmuhurta | 03:02 PM – 03:48 PM |
| Amrit | 06:36 AM – 08:02 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 08:02 AM – 09:28 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 09:28 AM – 10:55 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 10:55 AM – 12:21 PM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 12:21 PM – 01:47 PM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 01:47 PM – 03:14 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 03:14 PM – 04:40 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 04:40 PM – 06:07 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Chara | 06:07 PM – 07:40 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 07:40 PM – 09:14 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 09:14 PM – 10:47 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 10:47 PM – 12:21 AM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 12:21 AM – 01:55 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 01:55 AM – 03:28 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 03:28 AM – 05:02 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 05:02 AM – 06:36 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
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