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Thursday 7 December 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:249:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:517:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:348:34 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:3111:31 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3111:31 AM
At noon, 11:3111:31 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–11:4911:49 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya12:5812:58 PM–13:331:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:245:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2410:24 PM–23:5711:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:107:10 AM–08:158:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:209:20 AM–10:2610:26 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0410:04 AM–10:3910:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3612:36 PM–13:421:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:051:05 PM–14:382:38 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

Śubha07:107:10 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Roga08:158:15 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Udvega09:209:20 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Cara10:2610:26 AM–11:3111:31 AMneutral
Lābha11:3111:31 AM–12:3612:36 PMgood
Amṛta12:3612:36 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Kāla13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Śubha14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:523:52 PM–17:475:47 PMgood
Cara17:475:47 PM–19:427:42 PMneutral
Roga19:427:42 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Kāla21:379:37 PM–23:3211:32 PMavoid
Lābha23:3211:32 PM–25:261:26+1 AMgood
Udvega25:261:26+1 AM–27:213:21+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:213:21+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:165:16+1 AM–31:117:11+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11+1 AM

07:107:10 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:517:51 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 30:106:10+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 21:379:37 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:348:34 AM
Bavauntil 19:517:51 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–11:4911:49 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:3612:36 PM–13:421:42 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4911:49 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:421:42 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī19:517:51 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā30:10 06:106:10 AM FriUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra21:379:37 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:348:34 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:11 07:117:11 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 384
Day length
8 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:1012:10 PM
Moonset
23:5811:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:107:10 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:209:20 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0410:04 AM10:3910:39 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM11:4911:49 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2312:23 PM14:082:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3612:36 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory12:5812:58 PM13:331:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:051:05 PM14:382:38 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:331:33 PM14:082:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:082:08 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:523:52 PM17:555:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:523:52 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:523:52 PM17:245:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2410:24 PM23:5711:57 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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