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December 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 7 December 1940 · Daegu, South Korea

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:0012:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:102:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:102:10 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 54% 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 muhūrta05:295:29 AM–06:266:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:084:08 PM–17:555:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:115:11 PM–17:405:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:115:11 PM–18:376:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:227:22 AM–08:368:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:227:22 AM–08:028:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:028:02 AM–08:418:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:509:50 AM–11:0311:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:311:31 PM–14:442:44 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

Kāla07:227:22 AM–08:368:36 AMavoid
Śubha08:368:36 AM–09:509:50 AMgood
Roga09:509:50 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Udvega11:0311:03 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Cara12:1712:17 PM–13:311:31 PMneutral
Lābha13:311:31 PM–14:442:44 PMgood
Amṛta14:442:44 PM–15:583:58 PMgood
Kāla15:583:58 PM–17:115:11 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:115:11 PM–18:586:58 PMgood
Udvega18:586:58 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Śubha20:448:44 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Amṛta22:3110:31 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Cara24:1712:17 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1neutral
Roga26:042:04 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:503:50 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:375:37 AM+1–31:237:23 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23 AM+1

07:227:22 AM sunrise17:115:11 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:102:10 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 25:041:04 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 14:252:25 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:102:10 PM
Bālavauntil 27:253:25 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:509:50 AM–11:0311:03 AM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 17:115:11 PM–19:057:05 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0311:03 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:057:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī14:102:10 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā25:04 01:041:04 AM SunUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra14:252:25 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava14:102:10 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra31:23 07:237:23 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 505
Day length
9 h 49 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:5312:53 PM
Moonset
25:021:02 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:295:29 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:295:29 AM06:266:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:227:22 AM08:368:36 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:227:22 AM08:028:02 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:028:02 AM08:418:41 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:509:50 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:311:31 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:143:14 PM17:115:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:084:08 PM17:555:55 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:115:11 PM19:057:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:115:11 PM17:405:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:115:11 PM18:376:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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