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Saturday 31 December 1988 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:375:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:128:12 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:527:52 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:303:30 PM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 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 muhūrta05:515:51 AM–06:526:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM–07:527:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:562:56 PM–16:444:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:454:45 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:454:45 PM–18:166:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:527:52 AM–08:598:59 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:527:52 AM–08:288:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:288:28 AM–09:039:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0510:05 AM–11:1211:12 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:251:25 PM–14:322:32 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:336:33 AM+1–32:208:20 AM+1a 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

Kāla07:527:52 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Śubha08:598:59 AM–10:0510:05 AMgood
Roga10:0510:05 AM–11:1211:12 AMavoid
Udvega11:1211:12 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Cara12:1912:19 PM–13:251:25 PMneutral
Lābha13:251:25 PM–14:322:32 PMgood
Amṛta14:322:32 PM–15:393:39 PMgood
Kāla15:393:39 PM–16:454:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:454:45 PM–18:396:39 PMgood
Udvega18:396:39 PM–20:328:32 PMavoid
Śubha20:328:32 PM–22:2510:25 PMgood
Amṛta22:2510:25 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1good
Cara24:1912:19 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1neutral
Roga26:122:12 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:064:06 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:595:59 AM+1–31:527:52 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:527:52 AM to 31:527:52 AM+1

07:527:52 AM sunrise16:454:45 PM sunsetsunrise 31:527:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:128:12 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 21:419:41 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 15:303:30 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 20:128:12 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0510:05 AM–11:1211:12 AM
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 16:454:45 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1211:12 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī20:128:12 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta21:419:41 PMCitrā
YogaŚobhana15:303:30 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava20:128:12 PMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra31:52 07:527:52 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 061
Day length
8 h 53 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:221:22 AM+1
Moonset
11:4311:43 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:515:51 AM07:527:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:515:51 AM06:526:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:216:21 AM07:527:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:527:52 AM09:399:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:527:52 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:527:52 AM08:288:28 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:288:28 AM09:039:03 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:399:39 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:562:56 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM16:454:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:454:45 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:454:45 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:454:45 PM18:166:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:336:33 AM+132:208:20 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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