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Thursday 27 December 2040 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1312:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:421:42 PM.

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

13:421:42 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Hasta, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:247:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–11:5811:58 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:071:07 PM–13:411:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:593:59 PM–16:294:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:593:59 PM–17:315:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:096:09 PM–19:527:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:247:24 AM–08:288:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:527:52 AM–09:359:35 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:339:33 AM–10:3710:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1510:15 AM–10:5010:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4612:46 PM–13:501:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:411:41 PM–14:162:16 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

Śubha07:247:24 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Roga08:288:28 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Udvega09:339:33 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Cara10:3710:37 AM–11:4111:41 AMneutral
Lābha11:4111:41 AM–12:4612:46 PMgood
Amṛta12:4612:46 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Kāla13:501:50 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Śubha14:542:54 PM–15:593:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:593:59 PM–17:545:54 PMgood
Cara17:545:54 PM–19:507:50 PMneutral
Roga19:507:50 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Kāla21:469:46 PM–23:4111:41 PMavoid
Lābha23:4111:41 PM–25:371:37+1 AMgood
Udvega25:371:37+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:333:33+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:285:28+1 AM–31:247:24+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:247:24 AM sunrise15:593:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:421:42 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 24:3412:34+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 26:432:43+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:421:42 PM
Taitilauntil 26:112:11+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–11:5811:58 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4612:46 PM–13:501:50 PM
Pradoṣa 15:593:59 PM–18:026:02 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+1 AM

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5811:58 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:501:50 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:026:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī13:421:42 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta24:34 00:3412:34 AM FriCitrā
YogaŚobhana26:43 02:432:43 AM FriAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava13:421:42 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra31:24 07:247:24 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2097
Śaka
1962
Kali
5141
Ahargaṇa
1 878 050
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:4412:44+1 AM
Moonset
11:5411:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:247:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:247:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:247:24 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:247:24 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:527:52 AM09:359:35 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:339:33 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1510:15 AM10:5010:50 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3312:33 PM14:162:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4612:46 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:071:07 PM13:411:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:411:41 PM14:162:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:162:16 PM15:593:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:593:59 PM18:026:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:593:59 PM16:294:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:593:59 PM17:315:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:096:09 PM19:527:52 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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