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December 1918 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 25 December 1918 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:241:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:423:42 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:302:30 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:076:07 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:468:46 AM–09:569:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0711:07 AM–12:1812:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5911:59 AM–12:3712:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1812:18 PM–13:291:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:0312:03 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1a 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

Lābha07:357:35 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Amṛta08:468:46 AM–09:569:56 AMgood
Kāla09:569:56 AM–11:0711:07 AMavoid
Śubha11:0711:07 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Roga12:1812:18 PM–13:291:29 PMavoid
Udvega13:291:29 PM–14:392:39 PMavoid
Cara14:392:39 PM–15:503:50 PMneutral
Lābha15:503:50 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:015:01 PM–18:506:50 PMavoid
Śubha18:506:50 PM–20:398:39 PMgood
Amṛta20:398:39 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Cara22:2910:29 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1812:18 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:072:07 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:573:57 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good
Udvega29:465:46 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:357:35 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:357:35 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:423:42 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 14:382:38 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 20:558:55 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:302:30 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:423:42 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1812:18 PM–13:291:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:291:29 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī27:42 03:423:42 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī14:382:38 PMHasta
YogaSaubhāgya20:558:55 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava14:302:30 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1975
Śaka
1840
Kali
5019
Ahargaṇa
1 833 487
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:5212:52 AM+1
Moonset
11:4511:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:385:38 AM07:357:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:385:38 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:076:07 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 AM09:289:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:468:46 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0711:07 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:0312:03 AM+125:501:50 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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