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Friday 2 December 2011 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:392:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:144:14 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:223:22 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 49% 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 muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:463:46 PM–17:305:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:525:52 PM–18:176:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:525:52 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:367:36 AM–09:049:04 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:288:28 AM–09:159:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3210:32 AM–12:0012:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2312:23 PM–13:101:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:562:56 PM–16:244:24 PMYama’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

Cara06:086:08 AM–07:367:36 AMneutral
Lābha07:367:36 AM–09:049:04 AMgood
Amṛta09:049:04 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Kāla10:3210:32 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Śubha12:0012:00 PM–13:281:28 PMgood
Roga13:281:28 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Udvega14:562:56 PM–16:244:24 PMavoid
Cara16:244:24 PM–17:525:52 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:525:52 PM–19:247:24 PMavoid
Kāla19:247:24 PM–20:568:56 PMavoid
Lābha20:568:56 PM–22:2810:28 PMgood
Udvega22:2810:28 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0012:00 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1good
Amṛta25:321:32 AM+1–27:043:04 AM+1good
Cara27:043:04 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1neutral
Roga28:364:36 AM+1–30:086:08 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:086:08 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise17:525:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:086:08 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:144:14 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 23:3311:33 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 24:2712:27 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:223:22 PM
Bavauntil 28:144:14 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3210:32 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:525:52 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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 12:0012:00 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī28:14 04:144:14 AM SatNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā23:3311:33 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa24:27 00:2712:27 AM SatVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:223:22 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:08 06:086:08 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 432
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:0212:02 PM
Moonset
24:1812:18 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:288:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:367:36 AM09:049:04 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:288:28 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:288:28 AM09:159:15 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:101:10 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:313:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:562:56 PM16:244:24 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:313:31 PM17:525:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:463:46 PM17:305:30 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:525:52 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:525:52 PM18:176:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:525:52 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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