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December 2018 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 16 December 2018 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:466:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:438:43 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:438:43 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Mūla 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 muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:011:01 PM–13:351:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2712:27 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3511:35 AM–12:4012:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:052:05 PM–15:493:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:442:44 PM–15:183:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:482:48 PM–15:533:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega07:187:18 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Cara08:228:22 AM–09:279:27 AMneutral
Lābha09:279:27 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Amṛta10:3110:31 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Kāla11:3511:35 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Śubha12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Roga13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Udvega14:482:48 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha15:533:53 PM–17:485:48 PMgood
Amṛta17:485:48 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Cara19:447:44 PM–21:409:40 PMneutral
Roga21:409:40 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Kāla23:3611:36 PM–25:321:32 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:321:32 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1good
Udvega27:273:27 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:235:23 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:187:18 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:438:43 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 29:385:38 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 28:174:17 AM+1
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:438:43 AM
Bālavauntil 21:279:27 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:482:48 PM–15:533:53 PM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:565:56 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:533:53 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:438:43 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā29:38 05:385:38 AM MonRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta28:17 04:174:17 AM MonVarīyān
KaraṇaBava08:438:43 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:19 07:197:19 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 003
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:3312:33 PM
Moonset
24:2912:29 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:441:44 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:052:05 PM15:493:49 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:102:10 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:442:44 PM15:183:18 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:482:48 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:565:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:244:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2712:27 AM+126:112:11 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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