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Monday 20 December 1909 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:458:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:476:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:027:02 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:477:47 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:027:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:136:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0511:05 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:238:23 AM–09:439:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0411:04 AM–12:2412:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4612:46 PM–13:281:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:451:45 PM–15:053:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:022:02 PM–15:323:32 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:542:54 PM–15:373:37 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

Amṛta07:027:02 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Kāla08:238:23 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Śubha09:439:43 AM–11:0411:04 AMgood
Roga11:0411:04 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Udvega12:2412:24 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Cara13:451:45 PM–15:053:05 PMneutral
Lābha15:053:05 PM–16:264:26 PMgood
Amṛta16:264:26 PM–17:465:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:465:46 PM–19:267:26 PMneutral
Roga19:267:26 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Kāla21:059:05 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Lābha22:4510:45 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1good
Udvega24:2412:24 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:042:04 AM+1–27:433:43 AM+1good
Amṛta27:433:43 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Cara29:235:23 AM+1–31:037:03 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:027:02 AM to 31:037:03 AM+1

07:027:02 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 31:037:03 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:476:47 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 27:363:36 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 18:246:24 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:477:47 AM
Bavauntil 18:476:47 PM
Bālavauntil 29:435:43 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:238:23 AM–09:439:43 AM
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:327:32 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:439:43 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:327:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:476:47 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā27:36 03:363:36 AM TueRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta18:246:24 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:477:47 AMBava
VāraSomavāra31:03 07:037:03 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1966
Śaka
1831
Kali
5010
Ahargaṇa
1 830 195
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:5312:53 PM
Moonset
25:031:03 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:027:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:027:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:027:02 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:439:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0411:04 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4612:46 PM13:281:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:022:02 PM15:323:32 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:542:54 PM15:373:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:327:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:136:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0511:05 PM24:3512:35 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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