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Thursday 17 December 2026 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:161:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:561:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:016:01 AM

Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:056:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:441:44+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:575:57 AM–07:257:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:538:53 AM–10:2110:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:529:52 AM–10:3810:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:171:17 PM–14:452:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:203:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:533:53 PM–17:315:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha05:575:57 AM–07:257:25 AMgood
Roga07:257:25 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Udvega08:538:53 AM–10:2110:21 AMavoid
Cara10:2110:21 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–13:171:17 PMgood
Amṛta13:171:17 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Kāla14:452:45 PM–16:134:13 PMavoid
Śubha16:134:13 PM–17:415:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:415:41 PM–19:137:13 PMgood
Cara19:137:13 PM–20:458:45 PMneutral
Roga20:458:45 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Kāla22:1710:17 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 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–29:585:58+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:585:58+1 AM

05:575:57 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:561:56 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 06:016:01 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 26:492:49+1 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:561:56 PM
Bālavauntil 25:571:57+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:171:17 PM–14:452:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:452:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī13:561:56 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā06:016:01 AMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta26:49 02:492:49 AM FriVarīyān
KaraṇaBava13:561:56 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:58 05:585:58 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 926
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:0512:05 PM
Moonset
24:2812:28+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:575:57 AM07:257:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:2110:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:529:52 AM10:3810:38 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:171:17 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:461:46 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:533:53 PM17:315:31 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:056:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:441:44+1 AM27:233:23+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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