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Tuesday 15 December 1942 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:123:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:332:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:178:17 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3010:30 AM

Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Uttara 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 muhūrta06:146:14 AM–07:157:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:456:45 AM–08:178:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:235:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:056:05 AM+1–31:437:43 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta10:0010:00 AM–10:3510:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2610:26 AM–11:3011:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3512:35 PM–13:391:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–15:483:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:188:18 PM–21:569:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0311:03 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1an 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

Roga08:178:17 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Udvega09:229:22 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Cara10:2610:26 AM–11:3011:30 AMneutral
Lābha11:3011:30 AM–12:3512:35 PMgood
Amṛta12:3512:35 PM–13:391:39 PMgood
Kāla13:391:39 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Roga15:483:48 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:524:52 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Lābha18:486:48 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:3910:39 PMavoid
Śubha22:3910:39 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3512:35 AM+1–26:312:31 AM+1good
Cara26:312:31 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1neutral
Roga28:274:27 AM+1–30:226:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:226:22 AM+1–32:188:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:178:17 AM to 32:188:18 AM+1

08:178:17 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 32:188:18 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:332:33 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 10:3010:30 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 11:3211:32 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:332:33 PM
Bālavauntil 26:282:28 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–15:483:48 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11 AM+1–24:5912:59 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:483:48 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī14:332:33 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā10:3010:30 AMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi11:3211:32 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava14:332:33 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra32:18 08:188:18 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1999
Śaka
1864
Kali
5043
Ahargaṇa
1 842 243
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:201:20 PM
Moonset
25:201:20 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:146:14 AM08:178:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:146:14 AM07:157:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:456:45 AM08:178:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:178:17 AM10:0010:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0010:00 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0010:00 AM10:3510:35 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2610:26 AM11:3011:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3512:35 PM13:391:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:235:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:188:18 PM21:569:56 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0311:03 PM24:0412:04 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11 AM+124:5912:59 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:056:05 AM+131:437:43 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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