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Tuesday 4 December 1928 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:3910:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3610:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3110:31 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 271° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:255:25 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:545:54 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:296:29 PM–20:078:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:388:38 AM–10:1710:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:159:15 AM–09:549:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:449:44 AM–10:5610:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0812:08 PM–13:201:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4210:42 PM–23:4011:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga07:207:20 AM–08:328:32 AMavoid
Udvega08:328:32 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Cara09:449:44 AM–10:5610:56 AMneutral
Lābha10:5610:56 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Amṛta12:0812:08 PM–13:201:20 PMgood
Kāla13:201:20 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Śubha14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Roga15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Lābha18:446:44 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Udvega20:328:32 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Śubha22:2010:20 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0912:09 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1good
Cara25:571:57 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1neutral
Roga27:453:45 AM+1–29:335:33 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:335:33 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:217:21 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:3610:36 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 25:021:02 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 20:128:12 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:3110:31 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:3610:36 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī22:3610:36 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī25:02 01:021:02 AM WedUttara Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha20:128:12 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBālava10:3110:31 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1985
Śaka
1850
Kali
5029
Ahargaṇa
1 837 119
Day length
9 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:2712:27 AM+1
Moonset
13:081:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:255:25 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:255:25 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:545:54 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:388:38 AM10:1710:17 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:159:15 AM09:549:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:449:44 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:322:32 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:296:29 PM20:078:07 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4210:42 PM23:4011:40 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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