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January 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 3 January 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:138:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:507:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:257:25 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:507:50 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Citrā, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:257:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:0212:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:111:11 PM–13:461:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:044:04 PM–16:354:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:044:04 PM–17:365:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4110:41 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:099:09 AM–09:439:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:359:35 AM–10:3910:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4411:44 AM–12:4912:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:151:15 PM–14:492:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:541:54 PM–14:592:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:1210:12 PM–23:1411:14 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

Roga07:257:25 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Udvega08:308:30 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Cara09:359:35 AM–10:3910:39 AMneutral
Lābha10:3910:39 AM–11:4411:44 AMgood
Amṛta11:4411:44 AM–12:4912:49 PMgood
Kāla12:4912:49 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Śubha13:541:54 PM–14:592:59 PMgood
Roga14:592:59 PM–16:044:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:044:04 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid
Lābha17:595:59 PM–19:547:54 PMgood
Udvega19:547:54 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Śubha21:499:49 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Amṛta23:4411:44 PM–25:391:39+1 AMgood
Cara25:391:39+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMneutral
Roga27:343:34+1 AM–29:305:30+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:305:30+1 AM–31:257:25+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:257:25 AM to 31:257:25+1 AM

07:257:25 AM sunrise16:044:04 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:507:50 AM
Navamīuntil 30:426:42+1 AM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 28:584:58+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 18:466:46 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:507:50 AM
Taitilauntil 19:217:21 PM
Garauntil 30:426:42+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:541:54 PM–14:592:59 PM
Pradoṣa 16:044:04 PM–18:076:07 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0212:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:592:59 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:076:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī07:507:50 AMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā28:58 04:584:58 AM WedSvātī
YogaAtigaṇḍa18:466:46 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava07:507:50 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:25 07:257:25 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 046
Day length
8 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:181:18+1 AM
Moonset
11:3411:34 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:257:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:257:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:257:25 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:099:09 AM09:439:43 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:0212:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4411:44 AM12:4912:49 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:202:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:111:11 PM13:461:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:151:15 PM14:492:49 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:541:54 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:202:20 PM16:044:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:044:04 PM18:076:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:044:04 PM16:354:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:044:04 PM17:365:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1210:12 PM23:1411:14 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4110:41 PM24:1512:15+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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