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Thursday 17 December 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:161:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:561:56 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:317:31 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:431:43 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:336:33 AM
  • Amṛta kāla09:329:32 AM–11:1311:13 AM
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PM
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:262:26 PM
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:265:26 PM

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:317:31 AM–08:428:42 AM
  • Gulika09:529:52 AM–11:0311:03 AM
  • Durmuhūrta10:4010:40 AM–11:1711:17 AM
  • Rāhu kāla13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:262:26 PM–15:043:04 PM
  • Varjya27:533:53 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1

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

Śubha07:317:31 AM–08:428:42 AMgood
Roga08:428:42 AM–09:529:52 AMavoid
Udvega09:529:52 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Cara11:0311:03 AM–12:1412:14 PMneutral
Lābha12:1412:14 PM–13:251:25 PMgood
Amṛta13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Kāla14:362:36 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Śubha15:473:47 PM–16:574:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:574:57 PM–18:476:47 PMgood
Cara18:476:47 PM–20:368:36 PMneutral
Roga20:368:36 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Kāla22:2510:25 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1412:14 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1good
Udvega26:042:04 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:533:53 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1good
Amṛta29:425:42 AM+1–31:317:31 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:317:31 AM to 31:317:31 AM+1

07:317:31 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:317:31 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:561:56 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 18:016:01 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 15:523:52 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:431:43 PM
Bavauntil 25:561:56 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:362:36 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:56 01:561:56 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā18:016:01 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi15:523:52 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:431:43 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:31 07:317:31 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 926
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:1112:11 PM
Moonset
24:4112:41 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:345:34 AM07:317:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM06:336:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:036:03 AM07:317:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:317:31 AM09:249:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa07:317:31 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgava09:249:24 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla09:329:32 AM11:1311:13 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Gulika09:529:52 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrta10:4010:40 AM11:1711:17 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:5511:55 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:111:11 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla13:251:25 PM14:362:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijaya13:481:48 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:262:26 PM15:043:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:043:04 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:574:57 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:574:57 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya27:533:53 AM+129:315:31 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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