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December 1946 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 2 December 1946 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:275:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:565:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:161:16 PM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 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 muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:216:21 AM
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:2712:27 PM
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:222:22 PM
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PM
  • Amṛta kāla29:335:33 AM+1–31:117:11 AM+1

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:308:30 AM–09:439:43 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5510:55 AM–12:0712:07 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:2712:27 PM–13:051:05 PM
  • Gulika13:201:20 PM–14:322:32 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:222:22 PM–15:013:01 PM
  • Varjya19:477:47 PM–21:259:25 PM

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

Amṛta07:187:18 AM–08:308:30 AMgood
Kāla08:308:30 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Śubha09:439:43 AM–10:5510:55 AMgood
Roga10:5510:55 AM–12:0712:07 PMavoid
Udvega12:0712:07 PM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Cara13:201:20 PM–14:322:32 PMneutral
Lābha14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Amṛta15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMneutral
Roga18:446:44 PM–20:328:32 PMavoid
Kāla20:328:32 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Lābha22:2010:20 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1good
Udvega24:0812:08 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:561:56 AM+1–27:433:43 AM+1good
Amṛta27:433:43 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1good
Cara29:315:31 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:187:18 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:565:56 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 13:161:16 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 13:521:52 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:565:56 PM
Bālavauntil 29:535:53 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:308:30 AM–09:439:43 AM
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:439:43 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  5. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī17:565:56 PMNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā13:161:16 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa13:521:52 PMVajra
KaraṇaBava17:565:56 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 691
Day length
9 h 38 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:231:23 PM
Moonset
24:3112:31 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:235:23 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:187:18 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla08:308:30 AM09:439:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgava09:149:14 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa10:5510:55 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhna11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:4811:48 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:051:05 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:051:05 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika13:201:20 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijaya13:441:44 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:222:22 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya19:477:47 PM21:259:25 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla29:335:33 AM+131:117:11 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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