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December 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 30 December 2003 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:285:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:506:50 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:247:24 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:036:03 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 87° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:247:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:081:08 PM–13:431:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:004:00 PM–16:314:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:004:00 PM–17:335:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:245:24 PM–19:067:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:339:33 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4211:42 AM–12:4712:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:511:51 PM–14:562:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:1010:10 PM–23:1111:11 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

Roga07:247:24 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Cara09:339:33 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Amṛta11:4211:42 AM–12:4712:47 PMgood
Kāla12:4712:47 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Śubha13:511:51 PM–14:562:56 PMgood
Roga14:562:56 PM–16:004:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:004:00 PM–17:565:56 PMavoid
Lābha17:565:56 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Udvega19:517:51 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Śubha21:479:47 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Amṛta23:4211:42 PM–25:381:38 AM+1good
Cara25:381:38 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1neutral
Roga27:333:33 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:295:29 AM+1–31:257:25 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:247:24 AM to 31:257:25 AM+1

07:247:24 AM sunrise16:004:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 30:506:50 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 22:3110:31 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 20:198:19 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:036:03 PM
Bavauntil 30:506:50 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:511:51 PM–14:562:56 PM
Pradoṣa 16:004:00 PM–18:036:03 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:562:56 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 36 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:036:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  8. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī30:50 06:506:50 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā22:3110:31 PMRevatī
YogaVarīyān20:198:19 PMParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:036:03 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:25 07:257:25 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 538
Day length
8 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:3911:39 AM
Moonset
23:5611:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:247:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:247:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:247:24 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:339:33 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:172:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:081:08 PM13:431:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:511:51 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:172:17 PM16:004:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:004:00 PM18:036:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:004:00 PM16:314:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:004:00 PM17:335:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:245:24 PM19:067:06 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1010:10 PM23:1111:11 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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