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Tuesday 15 December 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:123:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:332:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:298:29 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3010:30 AM

Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.

Noon

13:131:13 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:131:13 PM
At noon, 13:131:13 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:336:33 AM–07:317:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:027:02 AM–08:298:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5412:54 PM–13:321:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:056:05 AM+1–31:437:43 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta10:2310:23 AM–11:0111:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5110:51 AM–12:0212:02 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:131:13 PM–14:242:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:353:35 PM–16:464:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:188:18 PM–21:569:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:4611:46 PM–24:4412:44 AM+1an 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

Roga08:298:29 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Udvega09:409:40 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Cara10:5110:51 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:131:13 PMgood
Amṛta13:131:13 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Kāla14:242:24 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Śubha15:353:35 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Roga16:464:46 PM–17:575:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:575:57 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Lābha19:467:46 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Udvega21:359:35 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Śubha23:2411:24 PM–25:131:13 AM+1good
Amṛta25:131:13 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1good
Cara27:023:02 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1neutral
Roga28:524:52 AM+1–30:416:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:416:41 AM+1–32:308:30 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:298:29 AM to 32:308:30 AM+1

08:298:29 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:308:30 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:332:33 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 10:3010:30 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 11:3211:32 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:332:33 PM
Bālavauntil 26:282:28 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5412:54 PM–13:321:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:353:35 PM–16:464:46 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 24:4912:49 AM+1–25:371:37 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. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:321:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:464:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:371:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī14:332:33 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā10:3010:30 AMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi11:3211:32 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava14:332:33 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra32:30 08:308:30 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1999
Śaka
1864
Kali
5043
Ahargaṇa
1 842 243
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:551:55 PM
Moonset
26:012:01 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:336:33 AM08:298:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:336:33 AM07:317:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:027:02 AM08:298:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:298:29 AM10:2310:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2310:23 AM12:1612:16 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2310:23 AM11:0111:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:321:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:102:10 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:353:35 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:188:18 PM21:569:56 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:4611:46 PM24:4412:44 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4912:49 AM+125:371:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:056:05 AM+131:437:43 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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