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December 1918 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 11 December 1918 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:2111:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:359:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:447:44 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:518:51 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

13:021:02 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:021:02 PM
At noon, 13:021:02 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:575:57 AM–06:506:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:236:23 AM–07:447:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:154:15 PM–17:465:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:476:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4211:42 AM–13:021:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4112:41 PM–13:231:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:021:02 PM–14:222:22 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

Lābha07:447:44 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Amṛta09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Kāla10:2310:23 AM–11:4211:42 AMavoid
Śubha11:4211:42 AM–13:021:02 PMgood
Roga13:021:02 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Udvega14:222:22 PM–15:413:41 PMavoid
Cara15:413:41 PM–17:015:01 PMneutral
Lābha17:015:01 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:206:20 PM–20:018:01 PMavoid
Śubha20:018:01 PM–21:419:41 PMgood
Amṛta21:419:41 PM–23:2211:22 PMgood
Cara23:2211:22 PM–25:021:02 AM+1neutral
Roga25:021:02 AM+1–26:432:43 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:432:43 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:234:23 AM+1–30:046:04 AM+1good
Udvega30:046:04 AM+1–31:447:44 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:447:44 AM to 31:447:44 AM+1

07:447:44 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 31:447:44 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:359:35 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 23:5211:52 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 08:518:51 AM
Siddhiuntil 30:046:04 AM+1
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:3110:31 AM
Bavauntil 21:359:35 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:021:02 PM–14:222:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 24:3812:38 AM+1–25:261:26 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:222:22 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:261:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī21:359:35 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā23:5211:52 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra08:518:51 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:3110:31 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:44 07:447:44 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1975
Śaka
1840
Kali
5019
Ahargaṇa
1 833 473
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:071:07 PM
Moonset
25:361:36 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:575:57 AM07:447:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:575:57 AM06:506:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:236:23 AM07:447:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:447:44 AM09:519:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:519:51 AM11:5811:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:021:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3812:38 PM13:261:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:231:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:021:02 PM14:222:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:154:15 PM17:465:46 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:476:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3812:38 AM+125:261:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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