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Tuesday 20 December 1966 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:234:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:007:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:007:00 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta05:365:36 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:056:05 AM–07:327:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:391:39 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:269:26 AM–10:0310:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:549:54 AM–11:0511:05 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1512:15 PM–13:261:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:372:37 PM–15:483:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:502:50 PM–16:384:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4810:48 PM–23:4711:47 PMan 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

Roga07:327:32 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Udvega08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Cara09:549:54 AM–11:0511:05 AMneutral
Lābha11:0511:05 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Amṛta12:1512:15 PM–13:261:26 PMgood
Kāla13:261:26 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Śubha14:372:37 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Roga15:483:48 PM–16:584:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:584:58 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Lābha18:486:48 PM–20:378:37 PMgood
Udvega20:378:37 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Śubha22:2610:26 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1612:16 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1good
Cara26:052:05 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1neutral
Roga27:543:54 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:445:44 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:327:32 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:007:00 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 31:037:03 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 21:179:17 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 19:007:00 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:372:37 PM–15:483:48 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:483:48 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī19:007:00 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā31:03 07:037:03 AM WedRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta21:179:17 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava19:007:00 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:33 07:337:33 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2023
Śaka
1888
Kali
5067
Ahargaṇa
1 851 014
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:4612:46 PM
Moonset
24:5112:51 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:365:36 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:365:36 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:056:05 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:327:32 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:269:26 AM10:0310:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:0511:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:372:37 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:502:50 PM16:384:38 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:053:05 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4810:48 PM23:4711:47 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:391:39 AM+127:273:27 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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