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Friday 15 December 1961 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:045:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:093:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:297:29 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0011:00 AM

Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:335:33 AM–06:316:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:026:02 AM–07:297:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:252:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:205:20 AM+1–30:516:51 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:408:40 AM–09:519:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:239:23 AM–10:0110:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:0211:02 AM–12:1312:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3212:32 PM–13:101:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:352:35 PM–15:463:46 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:108:10 PM–21:429:42 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

Cara07:297:29 AM–08:408:40 AMneutral
Lābha08:408:40 AM–09:519:51 AMgood
Amṛta09:519:51 AM–11:0211:02 AMgood
Kāla11:0211:02 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Śubha12:1312:13 PM–13:241:24 PMgood
Roga13:241:24 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Udvega14:352:35 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Cara15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:574:57 PM–18:466:46 PMavoid
Kāla18:466:46 PM–20:358:35 PMavoid
Lābha20:358:35 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Udvega22:2410:24 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1312:13 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Amṛta26:032:03 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1good
Cara27:523:52 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1neutral
Roga29:415:41 AM+1–31:307:30 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:297:29 AM to 31:307:30 AM+1

07:297:29 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:307:30 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:093:09 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 11:0011:00 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 11:4011:40 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:093:09 PM
Bālavauntil 26:162:16 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0211:02 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1312:13 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:093:09 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā11:0011:00 AMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi11:4011:40 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava15:093:09 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra31:30 07:307:30 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2018
Śaka
1883
Kali
5062
Ahargaṇa
1 849 183
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:5512:55 PM
Moonset
24:5812:58 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:335:33 AM07:297:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:335:33 AM06:316:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:026:02 AM07:297:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:297:29 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:408:40 AM09:519:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:239:23 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:239:23 AM10:0110:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:0211:02 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:101:10 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:352:35 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:574:57 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:574:57 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:574:57 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:108:10 PM21:429:42 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:205:20 AM+130:516:51 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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