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Thursday 16 December 1999 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:478:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:418:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:418:41 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:405:40 PM–18:046:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:405:40 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3010:30 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:565:56 AM–07:247:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:528:52 AM–10:2010:20 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:519:51 AM–10:3810:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:5712:57 PM–14:322:32 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:161:16 PM–14:442:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:193:19 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

Śubha05:565:56 AM–07:247:24 AMgood
Roga07:247:24 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Udvega08:528:52 AM–10:2010:20 AMavoid
Cara10:2010:20 AM–11:4811:48 AMneutral
Lābha11:4811:48 AM–13:161:16 PMgood
Amṛta13:161:16 PM–14:442:44 PMgood
Kāla14:442:44 PM–16:124:12 PMavoid
Śubha16:124:12 PM–17:405:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:405:40 PM–19:127:12 PMgood
Cara19:127:12 PM–20:448:44 PMneutral
Roga20:448:44 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Kāla22:1610:16 PM–23:4811:48 PMavoid
Lābha23:4811:48 PM–25:211:21+1 AMgood
Udvega25:211:21+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:532:53+1 AM–28:254:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:254:25+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:565:56 AM sunrise17:405:40 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:418:41 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 27:163:16+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 25:341:34+1 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:418:41 AM
Bālavauntil 20:208:20 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:161:16 PM–14:442:44 PM
Pradoṣa 17:405:40 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:442:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:418:41 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā27:16 03:163:16 AM FriRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta25:34 01:341:34 AM FriVarīyān
KaraṇaBava08:418:41 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:57 05:575:57 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 063
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:3212:32 PM
Moonset
24:5012:50+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:565:56 AM07:247:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:2010:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:519:51 AM10:3810:38 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5712:57 PM14:322:32 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5812:58 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:161:16 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:193:19 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:405:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:405:40 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:405:40 PM18:046:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:405:40 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3010:30 PM24:0512:05+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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