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Tuesday 8 December 2020 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:189:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:487:48 AM.

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

07:487:48 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

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 278° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:154:15 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2111:21 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:375:37 PM–18:016:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:375:37 PM–18:506:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:138:13 PM–21:449:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:148:14 AM–09:009:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:498:49 AM–10:1710:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0711:07 AM–12:3812:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:4511:45 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3110:31 PM–23:2011:20 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

Roga05:535:53 AM–07:217:21 AMavoid
Udvega07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Cara08:498:49 AM–10:1710:17 AMneutral
Lābha10:1710:17 AM–11:4511:45 AMgood
Amṛta11:4511:45 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:412:41 PMavoid
Śubha14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PMgood
Roga16:094:09 PM–17:375:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:375:37 PM–19:097:09 PMavoid
Lābha19:097:09 PM–20:418:41 PMgood
Udvega20:418:41 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Śubha22:1310:13 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Amṛta23:4511:45 PM–25:171:17+1 AMgood
Cara25:171:17+1 AM–26:492:49+1 AMneutral
Roga26:492:49+1 AM–28:214:21+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:214:21+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:535:53 AM sunrise17:375:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:487:48 AM
Navamīuntil 29:485:48+1 AM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 27:033:03+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 16:124:12 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:487:48 AM
Taitilauntil 18:516:51 PM
Garauntil 29:485:48+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2111:21 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:375:37 PM–19:157:15 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09+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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:094:09 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:157:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī07:487:48 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī27:03 03:033:03 AM WedHasta
YogaPrīti16:124:12 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKaulava07:487:48 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:53 05:535:53 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 726
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:5812:58+1 AM
Moonset
12:3512:35 PM

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
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:148:14 AM09:009:00 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:1710:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0711:07 AM12:3812:38 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4511:45 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:412:41 PM16:094:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
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 PM18:016:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:375:37 PM18:506:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:138:13 PM21:449:44 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3110:31 PM23:2011:20 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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