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Tuesday 20 December 1966 · Bursa, Bursa Province, Turkey

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:2310:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:001:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:001:00 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBursa12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:255:25 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:545:54 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:112:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:404:40 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:404:40 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:397:39 PM–21:279:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:508:50 AM–10:3810:38 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:149:14 AM–09:519:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:429:42 AM–10:5110:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0112:01 PM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:212:21 PM–15:303:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3310:33 PM–23:3211:32 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

Roga07:227:22 AM–08:328:32 AMavoid
Udvega08:328:32 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Cara09:429:42 AM–10:5110:51 AMneutral
Lābha10:5110:51 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Amṛta12:0112:01 PM–13:111:11 PMgood
Kāla13:111:11 PM–14:212:21 PMavoid
Śubha14:212:21 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Roga15:303:30 PM–16:404:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:404:40 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid
Lābha18:306:30 PM–20:218:21 PMgood
Udvega20:218:21 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Śubha22:1110:11 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0112:01+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMgood
Cara25:521:52+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMneutral
Roga27:423:42+1 AM–29:325:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:325:32+1 AM–31:237:23+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23+1 AM

07:227:22 AM sunrise16:404:40 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:001:00 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 25:031:03+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 15:173:17 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:001:00 PM
Bālavauntil 26:192:19+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:212:21 PM–15:303:30 PM
Pradoṣa 16:404:40 PM–18:386:38 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+1 AM

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. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:303:30 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 18 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:386:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī13:001:00 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā25:03 01:031:03 AM WedRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta15:173:17 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava13:001:00 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:23 07:237:23 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2023
Śaka
1888
Kali
5067
Ahargaṇa
1 851 014
Day length
9 h 18 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:3712:37 PM
Moonset
24:5112:51+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:255:25 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:255:25 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:545:54 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:508:50 AM10:3810:38 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:149:14 AM09:519:51 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:429:42 AM10:5110:51 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM14:492:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:112:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:492:49 PM16:404:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:404:40 PM18:386:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:404:40 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:404:40 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:397:39 PM21:279:27 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3310:33 PM23:3211:32 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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