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Thursday 12 December 2002 · Changchun, Jilin, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5110:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5412:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5412:54 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 23° above S. Day length 8 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChangchun11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–11:5011:50 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:021:02 PM–13:371:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:014:01 PM–16:314:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:014:01 PM–17:315:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:047:04 AM–08:118:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:189:18 AM–10:2510:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0310:03 AM–10:3810:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3912:39 PM–13:461:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:371:37 PM–14:132:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:092:09+1 AM–27:573:57+1 AMa 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

Śubha07:047:04 AM–08:118:11 AMgood
Roga08:118:11 AM–09:189:18 AMavoid
Udvega09:189:18 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Cara10:2510:25 AM–11:3211:32 AMneutral
Lābha11:3211:32 AM–12:3912:39 PMgood
Amṛta12:3912:39 PM–13:461:46 PMgood
Kāla13:461:46 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Śubha14:542:54 PM–16:014:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:014:01 PM–17:545:54 PMgood
Cara17:545:54 PM–19:477:47 PMneutral
Roga19:477:47 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Kāla21:409:40 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Lābha23:3311:33 PM–25:261:26+1 AMgood
Udvega25:261:26+1 AM–27:183:18+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:183:18+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:115:11+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:047:04+1 AM

07:047:04 AM sunrise16:014:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:5412:54 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 15:243:24 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 22:2710:27 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:5412:54 PM
Bālavauntil 26:052:05+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:3912:39 PM–13:461:46 PM
Pradoṣa 16:014:01 PM–18:016:01 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 PM

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 11:5011:50 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:461:46 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 57 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:016:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:5412:54 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā15:243:24 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi22:2710:27 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava12:5412:54 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:04 07:047:04 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 155
Day length
8 h 57 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:3512:35 PM
Moonset
24:1112:11+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:118:11 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:189:18 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0310:03 AM10:3810:38 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:132:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:021:02 PM13:371:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:371:37 PM14:132:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:132:13 PM16:014:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:014:01 PM18:016:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:014:01 PM16:314:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:014:01 PM17:315:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:092:09+1 AM27:573:57+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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