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December 1948 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 8 December 1948 · Dakar, Senegal

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:3912:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:163:16+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:571:57 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:021:02 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDakar13:021:02 PM
At noon, 13:021:02 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:326:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:076:07 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:552:55 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:406:40 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:406:40 PM–19:577:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:211:21+1 AM–27:093:09+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:488:48 AM–10:1310:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3711:37 AM–13:021:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:241:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:021:02 PM–14:262:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:322:32 PM–16:204:20 PMa 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

Lābha07:237:23 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Amṛta08:488:48 AM–10:1310:13 AMgood
Kāla10:1310:13 AM–11:3711:37 AMavoid
Śubha11:3711:37 AM–13:021:02 PMgood
Roga13:021:02 PM–14:262:26 PMavoid
Udvega14:262:26 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Cara15:513:51 PM–17:165:16 PMneutral
Lābha17:165:16 PM–18:406:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:406:40 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Śubha20:168:16 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Amṛta21:519:51 PM–23:2711:27 PMgood
Cara23:2711:27 PM–25:021:02+1 AMneutral
Roga25:021:02+1 AM–26:382:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:382:38+1 AM–28:134:13+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:134:13+1 AM–29:485:48+1 AMgood
Udvega29:485:48+1 AM–31:247:24+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:247:24+1 AM

07:237:23 AM sunrise18:406:40 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:163:16+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 20:258:25 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:571:57 PM
Bavauntil 27:163:16+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:021:02 PM–14:262:26 PM
Pradoṣa 18:406:40 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:3812:38+1 AM–25:261:26+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:262:26 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 17 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:261:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī27:16 03:163:16 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunriseUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra20:258:25 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:571:57 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:24 07:247:24 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2005
Śaka
1870
Kali
5049
Ahargaṇa
1 844 428
Day length
11 h 17 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:271:27 PM
Moonset
25:271:27+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:326:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:076:07 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:399:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:1310:13 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:399:39 AM11:5411:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3711:37 AM13:021:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3812:38 PM13:261:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:241:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:021:02 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:092:09 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:322:32 PM16:204:20 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:552:55 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:406:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:406:40 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:406:40 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:406:40 PM19:577:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3812:38+1 AM25:261:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:211:21+1 AM27:093:09+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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