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December 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 23 December 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:421:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:064:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:486:48 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:077:07 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–05:595:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:486:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:334:33 PM–18:206:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4012:40 PM–14:082:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:574:57 PM–17:445:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:486:48 AM–08:168:16 AMavoid
Cara08:168:16 AM–09:449:44 AMneutral
Lābha09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AMgood
Amṛta11:1211:12 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Kāla12:4012:40 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Śubha14:082:08 PM–15:353:35 PMgood
Roga15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid
Udvega17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:316:31 PM–20:038:03 PMgood
Amṛta20:038:03 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Cara21:359:35 PM–23:0811:08 PMneutral
Roga23:0811:08 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:4012:40+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:122:12+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMgood
Udvega27:443:44+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:165:16+1 AM–30:496:49+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49+1 AM

06:486:48 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:496:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:064:06 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 21:549:54 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 07:077:07 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:064:06 PM
Bālavauntil 29:115:11+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:316:31 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī16:064:06 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā21:549:54 PMRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta07:077:07 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava16:064:06 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:49 06:496:49 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 801
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:071:07 PM
Moonset
25:231:23+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:486:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:486:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:486:48 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4012:40 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:353:35 PM17:035:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:334:33 PM18:206:20 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:574:57 PM17:445:44 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:035:03 PM18:316:31 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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