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Monday 8 December 1902 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:571:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:462:46 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:139:13 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:285:28 AM–06:266:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:591:59 AM+1–27:393:39 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:358:35 AM–09:479:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5810:58 AM–12:1012:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2912:29 PM–13:071:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:211:21 PM–14:332:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM–15:013:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:553:55 PM–17:365:36 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

Amṛta07:237:23 AM–08:358:35 AMgood
Kāla08:358:35 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Śubha09:479:47 AM–10:5810:58 AMgood
Roga10:5810:58 AM–12:1012:10 PMavoid
Udvega12:1012:10 PM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Cara13:211:21 PM–14:332:33 PMneutral
Lābha14:332:33 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Amṛta15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMneutral
Roga18:446:44 PM–20:338:33 PMavoid
Kāla20:338:33 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Lābha22:2210:22 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1good
Udvega24:1012:10 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:591:59 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1good
Amṛta27:473:47 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1good
Cara29:365:36 AM+1–31:247:24 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:247:24 AM+1

07:237:23 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:462:46 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 09:139:13 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 22:2210:22 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:272:27 PM
Bavauntil 26:462:46 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:358:35 AM–09:479:47 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:479:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 32 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī26:46 02:462:46 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā09:139:13 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra22:2210:22 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:272:27 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:24 07:247:24 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1959
Śaka
1824
Kali
5003
Ahargaṇa
1 827 626
Day length
9 h 32 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:2312:23 PM
Moonset
24:2712:27 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:285:28 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:285:28 AM06:266:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:358:35 AM09:479:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5810:58 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:071:07 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:211:21 PM14:332:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:232:23 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:553:55 PM17:365:36 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:591:59 AM+127:393:39 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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