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Monday 4 December 1905 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:561:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:293:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:293:29 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Pūrva 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 muhūrta05:055:05 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:355:35 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–11:4711:47 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya12:5812:58 PM–13:331:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2011:20 PM–25:051:05 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:128:12 AM–09:189:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2410:24 AM–11:3011:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4711:47 AM–12:2312:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:3612:36 PM–13:421:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4612:46 PM–14:312:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:331:33 PM–14:082:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta07:067:06 AM–08:128:12 AMgood
Kāla08:128:12 AM–09:189:18 AMavoid
Śubha09:189:18 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Roga10:2410:24 AM–11:3011:30 AMavoid
Udvega11:3011:30 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Cara12:3612:36 PM–13:421:42 PMneutral
Lābha13:421:42 PM–14:482:48 PMgood
Amṛta14:482:48 PM–15:533:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:533:53 PM–17:485:48 PMneutral
Roga17:485:48 PM–19:427:42 PMavoid
Kāla19:427:42 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Lābha21:369:36 PM–23:3011:30 PMgood
Udvega23:3011:30 PM–25:251:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:251:25 AM+1–27:193:19 AM+1good
Amṛta27:193:19 AM+1–29:135:13 AM+1good
Cara29:135:13 AM+1–31:077:07 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:077:07 AM+1

07:067:06 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:293:29 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 26:372:37 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:293:29 PM
Bālavauntil 28:304:30 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:128:12 AM–09:189:18 AM
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–11:4711:47 AM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 PM

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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:189:18 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4711:47 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:293:29 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunriseUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra26:37 02:372:37 AM TueSiddhi
KaraṇaBava15:293:29 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:07 07:077:07 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1962
Śaka
1827
Kali
5006
Ahargaṇa
1 828 718
Day length
8 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:3612:36 PM
Moonset
23:5711:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:355:35 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:128:12 AM09:189:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:3011:30 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM11:4711:47 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2312:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2312:23 PM14:082:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3612:36 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4612:46 PM14:312:31 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory12:5812:58 PM13:331:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:331:33 PM14:082:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:082:08 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:555:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:244:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2011:20 PM25:051:05 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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