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Tuesday 4 January 2005 · Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:0211:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1811:18 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1811:18 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKallakurichi12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 277° ahead of it, in Citrā, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 277° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:142:14 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0512:05 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:538:53 AM–09:399:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:279:27 AM–10:5310:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1912:19 PM–13:451:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:232:23 PM–16:004:00 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:113:11 PM–16:374:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0411:04 PM–23:5411:54 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

Roga06:366:36 AM–08:018:01 AMavoid
Udvega08:018:01 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Cara09:279:27 AM–10:5310:53 AMneutral
Lābha10:5310:53 AM–12:1912:19 PMgood
Amṛta12:1912:19 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Kāla13:451:45 PM–15:113:11 PMavoid
Śubha15:113:11 PM–16:374:37 PMgood
Roga16:374:37 PM–18:036:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:036:03 PM–19:377:37 PMavoid
Lābha19:377:37 PM–21:119:11 PMgood
Udvega21:119:11 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Śubha22:4510:45 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1912:19 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Cara25:531:53 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1neutral
Roga27:283:28 AM+1–29:025:02 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:025:02 AM+1–30:366:36 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:366:36 AM+1

06:366:36 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:366:36 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:1811:18 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 30:336:33 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 17:565:56 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:1811:18 AM
Taitilauntil 23:0911:09 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:113:11 PM–16:374:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:374:37 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī11:1811:18 AMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā30:33 06:336:33 AM WedSvātī
YogaAtigaṇḍa17:565:56 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava11:1811:18 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:36 06:366:36 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 909
Day length
11 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:091:09 AM+1
Moonset
12:2712:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:538:53 AM09:399:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:279:27 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1912:19 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:142:14 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:232:23 PM16:004:00 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:113:11 PM16:374:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0411:04 PM23:5411:54 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0512:05 AM+125:421:42 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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