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Tuesday 22 December 2020 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:466:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:458:45 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

07:417:41 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 52% 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 muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • 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–17:285:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4810:48 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:399:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:309:30 AM–10:3410:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3911:39 AM–12:4312:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:1112:11 PM–13:571:57 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:471:47 PM–14:512:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:0610:06 PM–23:0811:08 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

Roga07:227:22 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Udvega08:268:26 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Cara09:309:30 AM–10:3410:34 AMneutral
Lābha10:3410:34 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Amṛta11:3911:39 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Kāla12:4312:43 PM–13:471:47 PMavoid
Śubha13:471:47 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Roga14:512:51 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla15:553:55 PM–17:515:51 PMavoid
Lābha17:515:51 PM–19:477:47 PMgood
Udvega19:477:47 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Śubha21:439:43 PM–23:3911:39 PMgood
Amṛta23:3911:39 PM–25:351:35 AM+1good
Cara25:351:35 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1neutral
Roga27:313:31 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:275:27 AM+1–31:237:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23 AM+1

07:227:22 AM sunrise15:553:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:458:45 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 28:074:07 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 14:392:39 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:417:41 AM
Bavauntil 20:458:45 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–11:5611:56 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:471:47 PM–14:512:51 PM
Pradoṣa 15:553:55 PM–17:595:59 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03 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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5611:56 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:512:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:595:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:458:45 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā28:07 04:074:07 AM WedRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta14:392:39 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:417:41 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:23 07:237:23 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 740
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:1112:11 PM
Moonset
24:0712:07 AM+1

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 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:399:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:309:30 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM11:5611:56 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM12:4312:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1112:11 PM13:571:57 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:132:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:041:04 PM13:381:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:471:47 PM14:512:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:132:13 PM15:553:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:553:55 PM17:595:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:553:55 PM16:264:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:553:55 PM17:285:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0610:06 PM23:0811:08 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4810:48 PM24:3512:35 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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