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Shukla Ashtami tithi, Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra · Thursday · NSW (-33.8688°, 151.2093°)
Dina Shuddhi (day purity): Partial (3/4)Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)Shaka Samvat 1948Dhanu (Margashirsha)
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 Sydney (-33.8688°, 151.2093°)'s own sunrise — 05:39 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 04:56 AM | Jaya tithi — auspicious and supportive. |
| Weekday | Thursday | — | Most auspicious — marriage, education, religion, wealth, children. |
| Nakshatra | Purva Bhadrapada · pada 2 | until 09:00 PM | Ugra nakshatra — Destruction, weapons, harsh deeds — avoid auspicious karmas. |
| Yoga | Siddhi | until 06:51 PM | Auspicious nitya-yoga — supports the day's works. |
| Karana | Vishti | until 04:42 PM | Viṣṭi (also called Bhadrā) karaṇa — avoid all auspicious works; suited to harsh deeds. |
| Sunrise | 05:39 AM |
| Sunset | 08:03 PM |
| Moonrise | 12:47 PM |
| Moonset | 12:27 AM |
| Moon in | Aquarius |
| Sun in | Sagittarius |
| Ayana · Ritu (season) | Dakshinayana · Hemanta |
| Abhijit Muhurta | 12:22 PM – 01:19 PM |
| Brahma Muhurta | 04:03 AM – 04:51 AM |
| Amrit Kalam | 12:13 PM – 01:54 PM |
| Rahu Kalam | 02:39 PM – 04:27 PM |
| Gulika Kalam | 09:15 AM – 11:03 AM |
| Yamaganda | 05:39 AM – 07:27 AM |
| Varjyam | — |
| Durmuhurta | 02:17 PM – 03:15 PM |
| Durmuhurta | 06:07 PM – 07:05 PM |
| Shubh | 05:39 AM – 07:27 AM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 07:27 AM – 09:15 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 09:15 AM – 11:03 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 11:03 AM – 12:51 PM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 12:51 PM – 02:39 PM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 02:39 PM – 04:27 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 04:27 PM – 06:15 PM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 06:15 PM – 08:03 PM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Amrit | 08:03 PM – 09:15 PM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
| Kaal | 09:15 PM – 10:27 PM | Death — accumulation of wealth, litigation; avoid auspicious starts |
| Shubh | 10:27 PM – 11:39 PM | Auspicious — marriage, ceremonies, education |
| Rog | 11:39 PM – 12:51 AM | Disease — conflict, debt recovery; avoid auspicious starts |
| Udveg | 12:51 AM – 02:03 AM | Anxiety — government/agitating work only; avoid auspicious starts |
| Chara | 02:03 AM – 03:15 AM | Movable — travel, vehicles, changeable work |
| Laabh | 03:15 AM – 04:27 AM | Gain — business, trade, new ventures |
| Amrit | 04:27 AM – 05:39 AM | Nectar — best for all auspicious works |
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