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Tuesday 14 December 1976 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:184:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:033:03 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3611:36 AM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 268° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:523:52 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:519:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:409:40 AM–11:0111:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2112:21 PM–13:421:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:033:03 PM–16:234:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:346:34 PM–20:078:07 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0211:02 PM–23:5511:55 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

Roga06:596:59 AM–08:198:19 AMavoid
Udvega08:198:19 AM–09:409:40 AMavoid
Cara09:409:40 AM–11:0111:01 AMneutral
Lābha11:0111:01 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Amṛta12:2112:21 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Kāla13:421:42 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Śubha15:033:03 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Roga16:234:23 PM–17:445:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:445:44 PM–19:237:23 PMavoid
Lābha19:237:23 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Udvega21:039:03 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Śubha22:4210:42 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2212:22 AM+1–26:012:01 AM+1good
Cara26:012:01 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1neutral
Roga27:413:41 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:205:20 AM+1–30:596:59 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:033:03 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 11:3611:36 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 13:291:29 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:443:44 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:033:03 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4312:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:033:03 PM–16:234:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:234:23 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī27:03 03:033:03 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī11:3611:36 AMUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti13:291:29 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava15:443:44 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 661
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:4412:44 AM+1
Moonset
12:1312:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:519:51 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:409:40 AM11:0111:01 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:033:03 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:346:34 PM20:078:07 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0211:02 PM23:5511:55 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:523:52 AM+129:255:25 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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