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Saturday 19 December 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:0912:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:1710:17 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:447:44 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1710:17 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, 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 muhūrta05:475:47 AM–06:456:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:447:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:117:11 PM–20:428:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:447:44 AM–08:548:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:447:44 AM–08:218:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:218:21 AM–08:598:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0410:04 AM–11:1411:14 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0610:06 AM–11:3711:37 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:331:33 PM–14:432:43 PMYama’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

Kāla07:447:44 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Śubha08:548:54 AM–10:0410:04 AMgood
Roga10:0410:04 AM–11:1411:14 AMavoid
Udvega11:1411:14 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Cara12:2412:24 PM–13:331:33 PMneutral
Lābha13:331:33 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Amṛta14:432:43 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Kāla15:533:53 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:035:03 PM–18:536:53 PMgood
Udvega18:536:53 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Śubha20:438:43 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Amṛta22:3410:34 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Cara24:2412:24+1 AM–26:142:14+1 AMneutral
Roga26:142:14+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:044:04+1 AM–29:555:55+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:555:55+1 AM–31:457:45+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:447:44 AM to 31:457:45+1 AM

07:447:44 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:457:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:1710:17 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 23:4311:43 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 18:276:27 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:1710:17 AM
Bālavauntil 21:179:17 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0410:04 AM–11:1411:14 AM
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–19:017:01 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1411:14 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:017:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī10:1710:17 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā23:4311:43 PMRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta18:276:27 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava10:1710:17 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra31:45 07:457:45 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 910
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:5312:53 PM
Moonset
25:291:29+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:475:47 AM07:447:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:475:47 AM06:456:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:447:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:447:44 AM09:369:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:447:44 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:447:44 AM08:218:21 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:218:21 AM08:598:59 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:369:36 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0410:04 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0610:06 AM11:3711:37 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:331:33 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM19:017:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:316:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:117:11 PM20:428:42 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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