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January 1994 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 5 January 1994 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:019:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:596:59 PM.

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

08:018:01 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Hasta, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:395:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:366:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:125:12 AM+1–30:426:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:498:49 AM–10:0010:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1211:12 AM–12:2312:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0412:04 PM–12:4312:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2312:23 PM–13:351:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:088:08 PM–21:399:39 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

Lābha07:377:37 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Amṛta08:498:49 AM–10:0010:00 AMgood
Kāla10:0010:00 AM–11:1211:12 AMavoid
Śubha11:1211:12 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Roga12:2312:23 PM–13:351:35 PMavoid
Udvega13:351:35 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Cara14:472:47 PM–15:583:58 PMneutral
Lābha15:583:58 PM–17:105:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:105:10 PM–18:586:58 PMavoid
Śubha18:586:58 PM–20:478:47 PMgood
Amṛta20:478:47 PM–22:3510:35 PMgood
Cara22:3510:35 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2312:23 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:122:12 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:004:00 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good
Udvega29:495:49 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:596:59 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 12:3512:35 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 21:509:50 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:018:01 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:596:59 PM
Taitilauntil 29:585:58 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2312:23 PM–13:351:35 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–19:057:05 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:351:35 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 32 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:057:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī18:596:59 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta12:3512:35 PMCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa21:509:50 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava08:018:01 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra31:37 07:377:37 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2050
Śaka
1915
Kali
5094
Ahargaṇa
1 860 892
Day length
9 h 32 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:281:28 AM+1
Moonset
11:4011:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:0010:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1211:12 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM13:351:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM19:057:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:395:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:366:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:088:08 PM21:399:39 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:125:12 AM+130:426:42 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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