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Wednesday 17 December 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:0012:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1511:15 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1511:15 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 277° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 277° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:339:33 AM–11:0811:08 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0911:09 AM–12:3612:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3612:36 PM–14:042:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:4512:45+1 AM–26:182:18+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

Lābha06:456:45 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Amṛta08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Kāla09:419:41 AM–11:0911:09 AMavoid
Śubha11:0911:09 AM–12:3612:36 PMgood
Roga12:3612:36 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Udvega14:042:04 PM–15:323:32 PMavoid
Cara15:323:32 PM–17:005:00 PMneutral
Lābha17:005:00 PM–18:286:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:286:28 PM–20:008:00 PMavoid
Śubha20:008:00 PM–21:329:32 PMgood
Amṛta21:329:32 PM–23:0411:04 PMgood
Cara23:0411:04 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3712:37+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:092:09+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:413:41+1 AM–29:135:13+1 AMgood
Udvega29:135:13+1 AM–30:456:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:456:45+1 AM

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:1511:15 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 16:404:40 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 14:472:47 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:1511:15 AM
Taitilauntil 22:3810:38 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3612:36 PM–14:042:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:042:04 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  6. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī11:1511:15 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī16:404:40 PMHasta
YogaĀyuṣmān14:472:47 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaKaulava11:1511:15 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 525
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:371:37+1 AM
Moonset
13:111:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:339:33 AM11:0811:08 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0911:09 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3612:36 PM14:042:04 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:4512:45+1 AM26:182:18+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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