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Thursday 31 December 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:073:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:033:03 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

14:572:57 PM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Hasta, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:396:39 AM
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4012:40 PM
  • Amṛta kāla12:3512:35 PM–14:132:13 PM
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:342:34 PM
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:345:34 PM

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:377:37 AM–08:488:48 AM
  • Gulika09:599:59 AM–11:1011:10 AM
  • Durmuhūrta10:4610:46 AM–11:2411:24 AM
  • Rāhu kāla13:321:32 PM–14:432:43 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:342:34 PM–15:123:12 PM
  • Varjya27:093:09 AM+1–28:504:50 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

Śubha07:377:37 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Roga08:488:48 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Udvega09:599:59 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Cara11:1011:10 AM–12:2112:21 PMneutral
Lābha12:2112:21 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Amṛta13:321:32 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Kāla14:432:43 PM–15:543:54 PMavoid
Śubha15:543:54 PM–17:055:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:055:05 PM–18:546:54 PMgood
Cara18:546:54 PM–20:438:43 PMneutral
Roga20:438:43 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Kāla22:3210:32 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2112:21 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1good
Udvega26:102:10 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:593:59 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1good
Amṛta29:485:48 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:033:03 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 18:446:44 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 14:572:57 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:033:03 PM
Taitilauntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:321:32 PM–14:432:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–19:027:02 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:432:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 29 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:027:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī15:033:03 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta18:446:44 PMCitrā
YogaŚobhana14:572:57 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava15:033:03 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra31:37 07:377:37 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 940
Day length
9 h 29 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:321:32 AM+1
Moonset
11:5211:52 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:405:40 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:405:40 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:377:37 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa07:377:37 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgava09:309:30 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika09:599:59 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrta10:4610:46 AM11:2411:24 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit12:0212:02 PM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla12:3512:35 PM14:132:13 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇa13:181:18 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla13:321:32 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijaya13:561:56 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:342:34 PM15:123:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:123:12 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:055:05 PM19:027:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:055:05 PM17:345:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM18:326:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya27:093:09 AM+128:504:50 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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