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Sunday 7 December 1997 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:057:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:115:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:096:09 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:007:00 PM–20:318:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya09:559:55 AM–11:2611:26 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5211:52 AM–13:211:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:492:49 PM–16:184:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:124:12 PM–16:594:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:184:18 PM–17:465:46 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

Udvega05:585:58 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Cara07:277:27 AM–08:558:55 AMneutral
Lābha08:558:55 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Amṛta10:2410:24 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Kāla11:5211:52 AM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Śubha13:211:21 PM–14:492:49 PMgood
Roga14:492:49 PM–16:184:18 PMavoid
Udvega16:184:18 PM–17:465:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:465:46 PM–19:187:18 PMgood
Amṛta19:187:18 PM–20:498:49 PMgood
Cara20:498:49 PM–22:2110:21 PMneutral
Roga22:2110:21 PM–23:5311:53 PMavoid
Kāla23:5311:53 PM–25:241:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:241:24 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1good
Udvega26:562:56 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:274:27 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59 AM+1

05:585:58 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:115:11 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 26:352:35 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 17:475:47 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:096:09 AM
Bavauntil 17:115:11 PM
Bālavauntil 28:114:11 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:184:18 PM–17:465:46 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:465:46 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī17:115:11 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā26:35 02:352:35 AM MonUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra17:475:47 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:096:09 AMBava
VāraRavivāra29:59 05:595:59 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 324
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:1912:19 PM
Moonset
24:3812:38 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:559:55 AM11:2611:26 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:492:49 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:124:12 PM16:594:59 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:184:18 PM17:465:46 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:007:00 PM20:318:31 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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