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Wednesday 21 December 2016 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:149:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4810:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:008:00 AM

Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 271° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:5410:54 AM–12:3812:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:041:04 PM–13:381:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:553:55 PM–16:264:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:553:55 PM–17:275:27 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:268:26 AM–09:309:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3410:34 AM–11:3811:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2111:21 AM–11:5511:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3811:38 AM–12:4212:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:583:58 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1a 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

Lābha07:227:22 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Amṛta08:268:26 AM–09:309:30 AMgood
Kāla09:309:30 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Śubha10:3410:34 AM–11:3811:38 AMgood
Roga11:3811:38 AM–12:4212:42 PMavoid
Udvega12:4212:42 PM–13:461:46 PMavoid
Cara13:461:46 PM–14:512:51 PMneutral
Lābha14:512:51 PM–15:553:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega15:553:55 PM–17:515:51 PMavoid
Śubha17:515:51 PM–19:477:47 PMgood
Amṛta19:477:47 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Cara21:429:42 PM–23:3811:38 PMneutral
Roga23:3811:38 PM–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:341:34 AM+1–27:303:30 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:303:30 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1good
Udvega29:265:26 AM+1–31:227:22 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:227:22 AM+1

07:227:22 AM sunrise15:553:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:227:22 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:4810:48 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 18:416:41 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 08:008:00 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:569:56 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:4810:48 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3811:38 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 15:553:55 PM–17:585:58 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4212:42 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:585:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī22:4810:48 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī18:416:41 PMHasta
YogaĀyuṣmān08:008:00 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava09:569:56 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra31:22 07:227:22 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 278
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:1012:10 AM+1
Moonset
11:5011:50 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:5410:54 AM12:3812:38 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2111:21 AM11:5511:55 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3811:38 AM12:4212:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2912:29 PM14:122:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:041:04 PM13:381:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:122:12 PM15:553:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:553:55 PM17:585:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:553:55 PM16:264:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:553:55 PM17:275:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:583:58 AM+129:445:44 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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