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Friday 8 December 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:4410:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:121:12 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:248:24 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:448:44 AM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 276° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 276° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:286:28 AM–07:267:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:576:57 AM–08:248:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5112:51 PM–13:291:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:373:37 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:369:36 AM–10:4710:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1810:18 AM–10:5710:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5811:58 AM–13:101:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:291:29 PM–14:072:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:333:33 PM–16:444:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:494:49 PM–18:376:37 PMa 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

Cara08:248:24 AM–09:369:36 AMneutral
Lābha09:369:36 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Amṛta10:4710:47 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Kāla11:5811:58 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Śubha13:101:10 PM–14:212:21 PMgood
Roga14:212:21 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Udvega15:333:33 PM–16:444:44 PMavoid
Cara16:444:44 PM–17:565:56 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:565:56 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Kāla19:447:44 PM–21:339:33 PMavoid
Lābha21:339:33 PM–23:2211:22 PMgood
Udvega23:2211:22 PM–25:101:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:101:10 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1good
Amṛta26:592:59 AM+1–28:484:48 AM+1good
Cara28:484:48 AM+1–30:366:36 AM+1neutral
Roga30:366:36 AM+1–32:258:25 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:248:24 AM to 32:258:25 AM+1

08:248:24 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 32:258:25 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:121:12 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 08:448:44 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 22:2110:21 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:121:12 PM
Taitilauntil 26:292:29 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5811:58 AM–13:101:10 PM
Abhijit 12:5112:51 PM–13:291:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46 AM+1–25:341:34 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:101:10 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:291:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 32 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī13:121:12 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī08:448:44 AMUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti22:2110:21 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKaulava13:121:12 PMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra32:25 08:258:25 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2001
Śaka
1866
Kali
5045
Ahargaṇa
1 842 967
Day length
9 h 32 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
25:551:55 AM+1
Moonset
14:122:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:286:28 AM08:248:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:286:28 AM07:267:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:576:57 AM08:248:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:248:24 AM10:1810:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:369:36 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1810:18 AM12:1312:13 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1810:18 AM10:5710:57 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:291:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:291:29 PM14:072:07 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:072:07 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:333:33 PM16:444:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:494:49 PM18:376:37 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46 AM+125:341:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:373:37 AM+129:255:25 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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