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Tuesday 16 December 2003 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:002:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:151:15+1 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

06:416:41 AM

Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.

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 269° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

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 kāla23:3311:33 PM–25:081:08+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:178:17 AM–09:049:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:528:52 AM–10:2010:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4811:48 AM–13:161:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:032:03 PM–15:383:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–16:124:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3510:35 PM–23:2411:24 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

Roga05:565:56 AM–07:247:24 AMavoid
Udvega07:247:24 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Cara08:528:52 AM–10:2010:20 AMneutral
Lābha10:2010:20 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Amṛta11:4811:48 AM–13:161:16 PMgood
Kāla13:161:16 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Roga16:124:12 PM–17:405:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:405:40 PM–19:127:12 PMavoid
Lābha19:127:12 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Śubha22:1610:16 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Amṛta23:4811:48 PM–25:211:21+1 AMgood
Cara25:211:21+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMneutral
Roga26:532:53+1 AM–28:254:25+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:254:25+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMavoid

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 25:151:15+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 06:566:56 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 06:416:41 AM
Āyuṣmānuntil 28:474:47+1 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:421:42 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:151:15+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–16:124:12 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  3. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:124:12 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī25:15 01:151:15 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī06:566:56 AMUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti06:416:41 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava13:421:42 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 524
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:1912:19+1 AM
Moonset
11:5711:57 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
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:178:17 AM09:049:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:2010:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:161:16 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5812:58 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:032:03 PM15:383:38 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:124:12 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3510:35 PM23:2411:24 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3311:33 PM25:081:08+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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