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Thursday 19 December 2019 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:012:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5311:53 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

12:5712:57 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

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 270° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 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 muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:046:04 AM–07:327:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:186:18 PM–19:487:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:327:32 AM–08:438:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:169:16 AM–10:4710:47 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:539:53 AM–11:0411:04 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4110:41 AM–11:1811:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:261:26 PM–14:362:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:272:27 PM–15:053:05 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

Śubha07:327:32 AM–08:438:43 AMgood
Roga08:438:43 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Udvega09:539:53 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Cara11:0411:04 AM–12:1512:15 PMneutral
Lābha12:1512:15 PM–13:261:26 PMgood
Amṛta13:261:26 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Kāla14:362:36 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Śubha15:473:47 PM–16:584:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:584:58 PM–18:476:47 PMgood
Cara18:476:47 PM–20:378:37 PMneutral
Roga20:378:37 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Kāla22:2610:26 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1512:15 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1good
Udvega26:042:04 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:543:54 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1good
Amṛta29:435:43 AM+1–31:327:32 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:327:32 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:327:32 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:5311:53 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 25:041:04 AM+1
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 19:467:46 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:5712:57 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:5311:53 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:261:26 PM–14:362:36 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:362:36 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:5311:53 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī25:04 01:041:04 AM FriHasta
YogaĀyuṣmān19:467:46 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava12:5712:57 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:32 07:327:32 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 371
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:4112:41 AM+1
Moonset
12:4212:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:355:35 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:355:35 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:046:04 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:327:32 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:327:32 AM08:438:43 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:169:16 AM10:4710:47 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4110:41 AM11:1811:18 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:362:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:272:27 PM15:053:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
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 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:186:18 PM19:487:48 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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