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Sunday 22 December 1940 · Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:373:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:491:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:526:52 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:497:49 AM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 11 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIbadan12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Hasta, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–06:526:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5012:50+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4312:43 PM–14:112:11 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:383:38 PM–17:065:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:453:45 PM–17:165:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta17:005:00 PM–17:475:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:065:06 PM–18:346:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:526:52 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Cara08:208:20 AM–09:489:48 AMneutral
Lābha09:489:48 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Amṛta11:1511:15 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Kāla12:4312:43 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Śubha14:112:11 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Roga15:383:38 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Udvega17:065:06 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:346:34 PM–20:068:06 PMgood
Amṛta20:068:06 PM–21:399:39 PMgood
Cara21:399:39 PM–23:1111:11 PMneutral
Roga23:1111:11 PM–24:4312:43+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:4312:43+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:162:16+1 AM–27:483:48+1 AMgood
Udvega27:483:48+1 AM–29:205:20+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:205:20+1 AM–30:536:53+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:526:52 AM to 30:536:53+1 AM

06:526:52 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:536:53+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:491:49 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 07:497:49 AM
Hastauntil 30:306:30+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 17:295:29 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 13:491:49 PM
Taitilauntil 24:4912:49+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:061:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:065:06 PM–18:346:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19+1 AM–25:071:07+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:346:34 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 41 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī13:491:49 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī07:497:49 AMHasta
YogaSaubhāgya17:295:29 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaKaulava13:491:49 PMTaitila
VāraRavivāra30:53 06:536:53 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 520
Day length
11 h 41 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:341:34+1 AM
Moonset
13:001:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM06:526:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM06:526:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:526:52 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:3311:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:383:38 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:453:45 PM17:165:16 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:005:00 PM17:475:47 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:065:06 PM18:346:34 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19+1 AM25:071:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5012:50+1 AM26:212:21+1 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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