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Sunday 15 December 1946 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:087:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:586:58+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:181:18 PM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 266° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 266° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:011:01 PM–13:351:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:336:33+1 AM–32:118:11+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:442:44 PM–15:183:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:418:41 PM–22:2010:20 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

Udvega07:177:17 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Cara08:228:22 AM–09:269:26 AMneutral
Lābha09:269:26 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Amṛta10:3010:30 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Kāla11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Śubha12:3912:39 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Roga13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Udvega14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha15:523:52 PM–17:485:48 PMgood
Amṛta17:485:48 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Cara19:447:44 PM–21:399:39 PMneutral
Roga21:399:39 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Kāla23:3511:35 PM–25:311:31+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:311:31+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMgood
Udvega27:273:27+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:225:22+1 AM–31:187:18+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:187:18+1 AM

07:177:17 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 30:586:58+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 13:181:18 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 14:062:06 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:576:57 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:586:58+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:565:56 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  4. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:523:52 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī30:58 06:586:58 AM MonNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī13:181:18 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti14:062:06 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava18:576:57 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra31:18 07:187:18 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 704
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:3111:31 PM
Moonset
12:1212:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM12:3912:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2612:26 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:441:44 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:092:09 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:442:44 PM15:183:18 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:482:48 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk15:523:52 PM17:565:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:523:52 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:523:52 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:418:41 PM22:2010:20 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:336:33+1 AM32:118:11+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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