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Tuesday 28 December 2010 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:221:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1811:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:487:48 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:258:25 AM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Hasta, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:515:51 AM–06:506:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:487:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1012:10 PM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:085:08 PM–17:375:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:085:08 PM–18:366:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:261:26 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:409:40 AM–10:1810:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0810:08 AM–11:1811:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2812:28 PM–13:381:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:482:48 PM–15:583:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:214:21 PM–17:525:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0011:00 PM–23:5911:59 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

Roga07:487:48 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Udvega08:588:58 AM–10:0810:08 AMavoid
Cara10:0810:08 AM–11:1811:18 AMneutral
Lābha11:1811:18 AM–12:2812:28 PMgood
Amṛta12:2812:28 PM–13:381:38 PMgood
Kāla13:381:38 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Śubha14:482:48 PM–15:583:58 PMgood
Roga15:583:58 PM–17:085:08 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:085:08 PM–18:586:58 PMavoid
Lābha18:586:58 PM–20:488:48 PMgood
Udvega20:488:48 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Śubha22:3810:38 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2812:28 AM+1–26:182:18 AM+1good
Cara26:182:18 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1neutral
Roga28:084:08 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:595:59 AM+1–31:497:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:487:48 AM to 31:497:49 AM+1

07:487:48 AM sunrise17:085:08 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:1811:18 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 08:258:25 AM
Hastauntil 31:067:06 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 10:1910:19 AM
Śobhanauntil 31:297:29 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:1812:18 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:1811:18 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1012:10 PM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:482:48 PM–15:583:58 PM
Pradoṣa 17:085:08 PM–19:057:05 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  3. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:583:58 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 20 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:057:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  13. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:1811:18 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī08:258:25 AMHasta
YogaSaubhāgya10:1910:19 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava12:1812:18 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2067
Śaka
1932
Kali
5111
Ahargaṇa
1 867 093
Day length
9 h 20 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:191:19 AM+1
Moonset
11:4711:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:515:51 AM07:487:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:515:51 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:487:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:487:48 AM09:409:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:409:40 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:409:40 AM10:1810:18 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0810:08 AM11:1811:18 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2812:28 PM13:381:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:482:48 PM15:583:58 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:085:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:214:21 PM17:525:52 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:085:08 PM19:057:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:085:08 PM17:375:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:085:08 PM18:366:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0011:00 PM23:5911:59 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:261:26 AM+126:562:56 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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