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Tuesday 19 December 1939 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:453:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:196:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:196:19 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Uttara 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 muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:336:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:046:04 AM–07:327:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:093:09 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:259:25 AM–10:0310:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:539:53 AM–11:0411:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1512:15 PM–13:261:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:362:36 PM–15:473:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:254:25 PM–18:126:12 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4810:48 PM–23:4611:46 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

Roga07:327:32 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Udvega08:428:42 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:0411:04 AMneutral
Lābha11:0411:04 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Amṛta12:1512:15 PM–13:261:26 PMgood
Kāla13:261:26 PM–14:362:36 PMavoid
Śubha14:362:36 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Roga15:473:47 PM–16:584:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:584:58 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid
Lābha18:476:47 PM–20:368:36 PMgood
Udvega20:368:36 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Śubha22:2610:26 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1512:15 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1good
Cara26:042:04 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1neutral
Roga27:543:54 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:435:43 AM+1–31:327:32 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:327:32 AM+1

07:327:32 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:327:32 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:196:19 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:196:19 PM
Bālavauntil 31:307:30 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:362:36 PM–15:473:47 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:473:47 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:196:19 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadāpast sunriseRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta24:46 00:4612:46 AM WedVarīyān
KaraṇaBava18:196:19 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:32 07:327:32 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 151
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:2112:21 PM
Moonset
24:5812:58 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:355:35 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:355:35 AM06:336:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:046:04 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:327:32 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:259:25 AM10:0310:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:362:36 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:053:05 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:254:25 PM18:126:12 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4810:48 PM23:4611:46 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:093:09 AM+128:574:57 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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