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Thursday 31 December 1942 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:233:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:383:38 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:431:43 PM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Hasta, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:216:21 AM–07:237:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:526:52 AM–08:258:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:0512:05 PM–13:441:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:336:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:258:25 AM–09:299:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3410:34 AM–11:3811:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1711:17 AM–11:5111:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:471:47 PM–14:522:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:183:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:142:14 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1a 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

Śubha08:258:25 AM–09:299:29 AMgood
Roga09:299:29 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Udvega10:3410:34 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Cara11:3811:38 AM–12:4312:43 PMneutral
Lābha12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PMgood
Amṛta13:471:47 PM–14:522:52 PMgood
Kāla14:522:52 PM–15:563:56 PMavoid
Śubha15:563:56 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:015:01 PM–18:566:56 PMgood
Cara18:566:56 PM–20:528:52 PMneutral
Roga20:528:52 PM–22:4710:47 PMavoid
Kāla22:4710:47 PM–24:4312:43 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:4312:43 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1good
Udvega26:382:38 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:344:34 AM+1–30:296:29 AM+1good
Amṛta30:296:29 AM+1–32:258:25 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:258:25 AM to 32:258:25 AM+1

08:258:25 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 32:258:25 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:383:38 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 18:166:16 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 13:431:43 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:383:38 PM
Taitilauntil 27:273:27 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:001:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:471:47 PM–14:522:52 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–19:047:04 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19 AM+1–25:071:07 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:522:52 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:047:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī15:383:38 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta18:166:16 PMCitrā
YogaŚobhana13:431:43 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava15:383:38 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra32:25 08:258:25 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1999
Śaka
1864
Kali
5043
Ahargaṇa
1 842 259
Day length
8 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:441:44 AM+1
Moonset
12:4912:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:216:21 AM08:258:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:216:21 AM07:237:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:526:52 AM08:258:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:258:25 AM10:0810:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:299:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0810:08 AM11:5111:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1711:17 AM11:5111:51 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0512:05 PM13:441:44 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:471:47 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:183:18 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM19:047:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:336:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19 AM+125:071:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:142:14 AM+127:503:50 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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