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Tuesday 13 December 1983 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:567:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1710:17 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1710:17 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3411:34 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3411:34 AM
At noon, 11:3411:34 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 97° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1711:17 AM–11:5111:51 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:001:00 PM–13:341:34 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

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:598:59 AM–09:339:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:259:25 AM–10:2910:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3411:34 AM–12:3812:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:431:43 PM–14:482:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:479:47 PM–23:3211:32 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:0210:02 PM–23:0311:03 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

Roga07:157:15 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Udvega08:208:20 AM–09:259:25 AMavoid
Cara09:259:25 AM–10:2910:29 AMneutral
Lābha10:2910:29 AM–11:3411:34 AMgood
Amṛta11:3411:34 AM–12:3812:38 PMgood
Kāla12:3812:38 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Śubha13:431:43 PM–14:482:48 PMgood
Roga14:482:48 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla15:523:52 PM–17:485:48 PMavoid
Lābha17:485:48 PM–19:437:43 PMgood
Udvega19:437:43 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Śubha21:399:39 PM–23:3411:34 PMgood
Amṛta23:3411:34 PM–25:301:30+1 AMgood
Cara25:301:30+1 AM–27:253:25+1 AMneutral
Roga27:253:25+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:215:21+1 AM–31:167:16+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:167:16+1 AM

07:157:15 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:1710:17 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 11:1311:13 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 16:554:55 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:1710:17 AM
Bālavauntil 23:1911:19 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1711:17 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:431:43 PM–14:482:48 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:1011:10 PM–23:5811:58 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:482:48 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5811:58 PM. 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 Aṣṭamī10:1710:17 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā11:1311:13 AMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi16:554:55 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava10:1710:17 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:16 07:167:16 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2040
Śaka
1905
Kali
5084
Ahargaṇa
1 857 216
Day length
8 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:4112:41 PM
Moonset
24:1812:18+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:598:59 AM09:339:33 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:259:25 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1011:10 AM11:5811:58 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1711:17 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3411:34 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2512:25 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:001:00 PM13:341:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:431:43 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:092:09 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 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:479:47 PM23:3211:32 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0210:02 PM23:0311:03 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1011:10 PM23:5811:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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