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December 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 22 December 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:3710:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:498:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:459:45 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Uttara 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 muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:356:35 AM
  • Amṛta kāla07:567:56 AM–09:289:28 AM
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PM
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:292:29 PM
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:295:29 PM

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1712:17 PM–13:271:27 PM
  • Gulika14:382:38 PM–15:493:49 PM
  • Durmuhūrta15:443:44 PM–16:224:22 PM
  • Rāhu kāla15:493:49 PM–17:005:00 PM
  • Varjya22:4510:45 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1

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

Udvega07:347:34 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Cara08:448:44 AM–09:559:55 AMneutral
Lābha09:559:55 AM–11:0611:06 AMgood
Amṛta11:0611:06 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Kāla12:1712:17 PM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Śubha13:271:27 PM–14:382:38 PMgood
Roga14:382:38 PM–15:493:49 PMavoid
Udvega15:493:49 PM–17:005:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:005:00 PM–18:496:49 PMgood
Amṛta18:496:49 PM–20:388:38 PMgood
Cara20:388:38 PM–22:2810:28 PMneutral
Roga22:2810:28 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1712:17 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:062:06 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1good
Udvega27:563:56 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:455:45 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:347:34 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:498:49 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 14:492:49 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 24:2912:29 AM+1
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:459:45 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:498:49 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:493:49 PM–17:005:00 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:005:00 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī20:498:49 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī14:492:49 PMHasta
YogaSaubhāgya24:29 00:2912:29 AM MonŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava09:459:45 AMKaulava
VāraRavivāra31:34 07:347:34 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 520
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:011:01 AM+1
Moonset
12:1512:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:375:37 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM06:356:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:347:34 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla07:567:56 AM09:289:28 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgava09:279:27 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:5811:58 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa12:1712:17 PM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇa13:131:13 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:511:51 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika14:382:38 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhna15:063:06 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta15:443:44 PM16:224:22 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla15:493:49 PM17:005:00 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣa17:005:00 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:005:00 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya22:4510:45 PM24:1612:16 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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