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December 1961 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 30 December 1961 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:4710:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5912:59 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5711:57 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Hasta, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:386:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:096:09 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:345:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:326:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0410:04 PM–23:5011:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:377:37 AM–08:488:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:377:37 AM–08:148:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:148:14 AM–08:528:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:599:59 AM–11:1011:10 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2611:26 AM–13:121:12 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:321:32 PM–14:432:43 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla07:377:37 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Śubha08:488:48 AM–09:599:59 AMgood
Roga09:599:59 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Udvega11:1011:10 AM–12:2112:21 PMavoid
Cara12:2112:21 PM–13:321:32 PMneutral
Lābha13:321:32 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Amṛta14:432:43 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Kāla15:543:54 PM–17:055:05 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:055:05 PM–18:546:54 PMgood
Udvega18:546:54 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Śubha20:438:43 PM–22:3210:32 PMgood
Amṛta22:3210:32 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1good
Cara24:2112:21 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1neutral
Roga26:102:10 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:593:59 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:485:48 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:5912:59 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 28:424:42 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:5711:57 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:5912:59 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:599:59 AM–11:1011:10 AM
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–19:017:01 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1011:10 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 28 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:017:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī24:59 00:5912:59 AM SunNavamī
NakṣatraHasta28:42 04:424:42 AM SunCitrā
YogaŚobhana24:34 00:3412:34 AM SunAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava11:5711:57 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra31:37 07:377:37 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2018
Śaka
1883
Kali
5062
Ahargaṇa
1 849 198
Day length
9 h 28 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:5112:51 AM+1
Moonset
12:2112:21 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:405:40 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:405:40 AM06:386:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:096:09 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:377:37 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:377:37 AM08:148:14 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:148:14 AM08:528:52 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:599:59 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2611:26 AM13:121:12 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:321:32 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:055:05 PM19:017:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:055:05 PM17:345:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:055:05 PM18:326:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0410:04 PM23:5011:50 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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