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Tuesday 12 December 2006 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:159:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5211:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3210:32 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 271° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:385:38 PM–18:036:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:385:38 PM–18:526:52 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:158:15 AM–09:029:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:508:50 AM–10:1810:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4611:46 AM–13:141:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:422:42 PM–16:104:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:047:04 PM–20:538:53 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3310:33 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

Roga05:545:54 AM–07:227:22 AMavoid
Udvega07:227:22 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Cara08:508:50 AM–10:1810:18 AMneutral
Lābha10:1810:18 AM–11:4611:46 AMgood
Amṛta11:4611:46 AM–13:141:14 PMgood
Kāla13:141:14 PM–14:422:42 PMavoid
Śubha14:422:42 PM–16:104:10 PMgood
Roga16:104:10 PM–17:385:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:385:38 PM–19:107:10 PMavoid
Lābha19:107:10 PM–20:428:42 PMgood
Udvega20:428:42 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Śubha22:1410:14 PM–23:4711:47 PMgood
Amṛta23:4711:47 PM–25:191:19 AM+1good
Cara25:191:19 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1neutral
Roga26:512:51 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:234:23 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:555:55 AM+1

05:545:54 AM sunrise17:385:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:5211:52 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 10:5610:56 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 17:315:31 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:3210:32 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:5211:52 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:422:42 PM–16:104:10 PM
Pradoṣa 17:385:38 PM–19:167:16 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:104:10 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:5211:52 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī10:5610:56 AMUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti17:315:31 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava10:3210:32 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:55 05:555:55 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2063
Śaka
1928
Kali
5107
Ahargaṇa
1 865 616
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:1612:16 AM+1
Moonset
11:5511:55 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:158:15 AM09:029:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:1810:18 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4611:46 AM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:422:42 PM16:104:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:173:17 PM17:385:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:385:38 PM19:167:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:385:38 PM18:036:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:385:38 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:047:04 PM20:538:53 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3310:33 PM23:2211:22 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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