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Tuesday 22 December 2020 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:466:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:458:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:417:41 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:366:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:295:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4810:48 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:279:27 AM–10:0510:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:559:55 AM–11:0611:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:1112:11 PM–13:571:57 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:1712:17 PM–13:281:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:382:38 PM–15:493:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5010:50 PM–23:4811:48 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

Roga07:347:34 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Udvega08:458:45 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Cara09:559:55 AM–11:0611:06 AMneutral
Lābha11:0611:06 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Amṛta12:1712:17 PM–13:281:28 PMgood
Kāla13:281:28 PM–14:382:38 PMavoid
Śubha14:382:38 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Roga15:493:49 PM–17:005:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:005:00 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid
Lābha18:496:49 PM–20:388:38 PMgood
Udvega20:388:38 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Śubha22:2810:28 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1712:17 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1good
Cara26:062:06 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1neutral
Roga27:563:56 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:455:45 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:347:34 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:458:45 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 28:074:07 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 14:392:39 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:417:41 AM
Bavauntil 20:458:45 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:382:38 PM–15:493:49 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:493:49 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:458:45 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā28:07 04:074:07 AM WedRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta14:392:39 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:417:41 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:34 07:347:34 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 740
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:4612:46 PM
Moonset
24:4812:48 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:366:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:279:27 AM10:0510:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:559:55 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1112:11 PM13:571:57 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:073:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:382:38 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:073:07 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:005:00 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:005:00 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:005:00 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4810:48 PM24:3512:35 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5010:50 PM23:4811:48 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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