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Friday 4 December 1981 · Camayenne, Conakry, Guinea

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:224:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:104:10 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:382:38 PM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

12:4512:45 PM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 11 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonCamayenne12:4512:45 PM
At noon, 12:4512:45 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0411:04 AM–12:4312:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2212:22 PM–13:081:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:248:24 AM–09:519:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:169:16 AM–10:0310:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1811:18 AM–12:4512:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:081:08 PM–13:551:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:393:39 PM–17:065:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:5212:52 AM+1–26:282:28 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

Cara06:576:57 AM–08:248:24 AMneutral
Lābha08:248:24 AM–09:519:51 AMgood
Amṛta09:519:51 AM–11:1811:18 AMgood
Kāla11:1811:18 AM–12:4512:45 PMavoid
Śubha12:4512:45 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Roga14:122:12 PM–15:393:39 PMavoid
Udvega15:393:39 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Cara17:065:06 PM–18:336:33 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:336:33 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid
Kāla20:068:06 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Lābha21:399:39 PM–23:1211:12 PMgood
Udvega23:1211:12 PM–24:4512:45 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:4512:45 AM+1–26:182:18 AM+1good
Amṛta26:182:18 AM+1–27:513:51 AM+1good
Cara27:513:51 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1neutral
Roga29:255:25 AM+1–30:586:58 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58 AM+1

06:576:57 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:104:10 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 18:296:29 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 14:382:38 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:224:22 PM
Bavauntil 28:104:10 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1811:18 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Abhijit 12:2212:22 PM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:2112:21 AM+1–25:091:09 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4512:45 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:081:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:091:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī28:10 04:104:10 AM SatNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā18:296:29 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa14:382:38 PMVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:224:22 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:58 06:586:58 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2038
Śaka
1903
Kali
5082
Ahargaṇa
1 856 477
Day length
11 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:061:06 PM
Moonset
25:121:12 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:519:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:169:16 AM10:0310:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0411:04 AM12:4312:43 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1811:18 AM12:4512:45 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2112:21 PM13:091:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:081:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:081:08 PM13:551:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:393:39 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2112:21 AM+125:091:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:5212:52 AM+126:282:28 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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