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December 2013 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 26 December 2013 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:179:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0810:08 AM.

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

10:0810:08 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 277° ahead of it, in Hasta, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 277° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:505:50 AM–06:496:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:487:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:474:47 PM–18:276:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:075:07 PM–17:365:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:075:07 PM–18:356:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:487:48 AM–08:588:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0810:08 AM–11:1711:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5410:54 AM–11:3111:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:371:37 PM–14:472:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:382:38 PM–15:153:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya31:077:07 AM+1–32:448:44 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

Śubha07:487:48 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Roga08:588:58 AM–10:0810:08 AMavoid
Udvega10:0810:08 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Cara11:1711:17 AM–12:2712:27 PMneutral
Lābha12:2712:27 PM–13:371:37 PMgood
Amṛta13:371:37 PM–14:472:47 PMgood
Kāla14:472:47 PM–15:573:57 PMavoid
Śubha15:573:57 PM–17:075:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:075:07 PM–18:576:57 PMgood
Cara18:576:57 PM–20:478:47 PMneutral
Roga20:478:47 PM–22:3710:37 PMavoid
Kāla22:3710:37 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2812:28 AM+1–26:182:18 AM+1good
Udvega26:182:18 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:084:08 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1good
Amṛta29:585:58 AM+1–31:487:48 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:487:48 AM sunrise17:075:07 PM sunsetsunrise 31:487:48 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:0810:08 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 23:0211:02 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 27:073:07 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:0810:08 AM
Taitilauntil 22:1610:16 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:371:37 PM–14:472:47 PM
Pradoṣa 17:075:07 PM–19:047:04 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:472:47 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:047:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī10:0810:08 AMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta23:0211:02 PMCitrā
YogaŚobhana27:07 03:073:07 AM FriAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava10:0810:08 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra31:48 07:487:48 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 187
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:451:45 AM+1
Moonset
12:2312:23 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:505:50 AM07:487:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:505:50 AM06:496:49 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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:487:48 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:409:40 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0810:08 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5410:54 AM11:3111:31 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:371:37 PM14:472:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:382:38 PM15:153:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:075:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:474:47 PM18:276:27 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:075:07 PM19:047:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:075:07 PM17:365:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:075:07 PM18:356:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra31:077:07 AM+132:448:44 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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