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Monday 9 December 2013 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:5211:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4110:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1211:12 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:154:15 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:375:37 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:375:37 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:318:31 PM–22:0610:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1710:17 AM–11:4511:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0511:05 AM–12:3912:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0912:09 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:131:13 PM–14:412:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:292:29 PM–15:163:16 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

Amṛta05:535:53 AM–07:217:21 AMgood
Kāla07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Śubha08:498:49 AM–10:1710:17 AMgood
Roga10:1710:17 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Udvega11:4511:45 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Cara13:131:13 PM–14:412:41 PMneutral
Lābha14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PMgood
Amṛta16:094:09 PM–17:375:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:375:37 PM–19:097:09 PMneutral
Roga19:097:09 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Kāla20:418:41 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Lābha22:1310:13 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Udvega23:4511:45 PM–25:171:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:171:17 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1good
Amṛta26:492:49 AM+1–28:224:22 AM+1good
Cara28:224:22 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:535:53 AM sunrise17:375:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:4110:41 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 28:244:24 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 15:363:36 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:1211:12 AM
Bavauntil 22:4110:41 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:375:37 PM–19:157:15 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:498:49 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:157:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī22:4110:41 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā28:24 04:244:24 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra15:363:36 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:1211:12 AMBava
VāraSomavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 170
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:5111:51 AM
Moonset
24:1112:11 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:154:15 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:154:15 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:217:21 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1710:17 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0511:05 AM12:3912:39 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5512:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:412:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:292:29 PM15:163:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:375:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:375:37 PM19:157:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:375:37 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:375:37 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:318:31 PM22:0610:06 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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