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Saturday 4 December 1909 · Erbil, Iraq

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:146:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:128:12+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:227:22 AM

Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 267° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 267° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:595:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:291:29 PM–14:092:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:464:46 PM–17:145:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:464:46 PM–18:116:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:472:47+1 AM–28:334:33+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:566:56 AM–08:108:10 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:566:56 AM–07:357:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:357:35 AM–08:158:15 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:239:23 AM–10:3710:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:051:05 PM–14:182:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:124:12 PM–17:585:58 PMa 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

Kāla06:566:56 AM–08:108:10 AMavoid
Śubha08:108:10 AM–09:239:23 AMgood
Roga09:239:23 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Udvega10:3710:37 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Cara11:5111:51 AM–13:051:05 PMneutral
Lābha13:051:05 PM–14:182:18 PMgood
Amṛta14:182:18 PM–15:323:32 PMgood
Kāla15:323:32 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:464:46 PM–18:326:32 PMgood
Udvega18:326:32 PM–20:198:19 PMavoid
Śubha20:198:19 PM–22:0510:05 PMgood
Amṛta22:0510:05 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Cara23:5111:51 PM–25:381:38+1 AMneutral
Roga25:381:38+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:243:24+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:105:10+1 AM–30:576:57+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57+1 AM

06:566:56 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 07:227:22 AM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 27:503:50+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 19:097:09 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:239:23 AM–10:3710:37 AM
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+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. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3710:37 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 50 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamīpast sunriseNavamī
NakṣatraMaghā07:227:22 AMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha27:50 03:503:50 AM SunPrīti
KaraṇaBālava19:097:09 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:57 06:576:57 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1966
Śaka
1831
Kali
5010
Ahargaṇa
1 830 179
Day length
9 h 50 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:4811:48 PM
Moonset
12:3712:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:566:56 AM08:108:10 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:566:56 AM07:357:35 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:357:35 AM08:158:15 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:239:23 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM14:482:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:051:05 PM14:182:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:291:29 PM14:092:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:482:48 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:124:12 PM17:585:58 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:145:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:116:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:472:47+1 AM28:334:33+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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