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Tuesday 1 December 1908 · Erbil, Iraq

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:451:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3711:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:536:53 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:537:53 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:295:29 AM–06:536:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3011:30 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:291:29 PM–14:082:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:464:46 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:464:46 PM–18:116:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5610:56 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:528:52 AM–09:329:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:229:22 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5011:50 AM–13:041:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:551:55 PM–15:253:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:182:18 PM–15:323:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2610:26 PM–23:2211:22 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

Roga06:536:53 AM–08:088:08 AMavoid
Udvega08:088:08 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Cara09:229:22 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Amṛta11:5011:50 AM–13:041:04 PMgood
Kāla13:041:04 PM–14:182:18 PMavoid
Śubha14:182:18 PM–15:323:32 PMgood
Roga15:323:32 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:464:46 PM–18:326:32 PMavoid
Lābha18:326:32 PM–20:188:18 PMgood
Udvega20:188:18 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Śubha22:0410:04 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Amṛta23:5011:50 PM–25:361:36 AM+1good
Cara25:361:36 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1neutral
Roga27:223:22 AM+1–29:085:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:085:08 AM+1–30:546:54 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:536:53 AM to 30:546:54 AM+1

06:536:53 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:546:54 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:3711:37 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 07:537:53 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 30:276:27 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 08:528:52 AM
Vajrauntil 29:565:56 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3711:37 AM
Bālavauntil 22:3310:33 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3011:30 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:182:18 PM–15:323:32 PM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:323:32 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 53 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  13. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:3711:37 AMNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā07:537:53 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa08:528:52 AMVajra
KaraṇaBava11:3711:37 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:54 06:546:54 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1965
Śaka
1830
Kali
5009
Ahargaṇa
1 829 811
Day length
9 h 53 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:101:10 PM
Moonset
24:3512:35 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:536:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:295:29 AM06:536:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:536:53 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:528:52 AM09:329:32 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:229:22 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM14:482:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:291:29 PM14:082:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:551:55 PM15:253:25 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:182:18 PM15:323:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:482:48 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:116:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2610:26 PM23:2211:22 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5610:56 PM24:2612:26 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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