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Thursday 26 December 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:179:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0810:08 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:527:52 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0810:08 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Hasta, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:056:05 AM–06:596:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:326:32 AM–07:527:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4812:48 PM–13:311:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:552:55 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:474:47 PM–18:276:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:276:27 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:276:27 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:527:52 AM–09:129:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3110:31 AM–11:5011:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2411:24 AM–12:0612:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:292:29 PM–15:483:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:383:38 PM–16:204:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya31:077:07 AM+1–32:448:44 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha07:527:52 AM–09:129:12 AMgood
Roga09:129:12 AM–10:3110:31 AMavoid
Udvega10:3110:31 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Cara11:5011:50 AM–13:101:10 PMneutral
Lābha13:101:10 PM–14:292:29 PMgood
Amṛta14:292:29 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Kāla15:483:48 PM–17:085:08 PMavoid
Śubha17:085:08 PM–18:276:27 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:276:27 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Cara20:088:08 PM–21:489:48 PMneutral
Roga21:489:48 PM–23:2911:29 PMavoid
Kāla23:2911:29 PM–25:101:10 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:101:10 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1good
Udvega26:512:51 AM+1–28:314:31 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:314:31 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1good
Amṛta30:126:12 AM+1–31:537:53 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:527:52 AM to 31:537:53 AM+1

07:527:52 AM sunrise18:276:27 PM sunsetsunrise 31:537:53 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:0810:08 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 23:0211:02 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 27:073:07 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:0810:08 AM
Taitilauntil 22:1610:16 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4812:48 PM–13:311:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:292:29 PM–15:483:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:276:27 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46 AM+1–25:341:34 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:311:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:483:48 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī10:0810:08 AMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta23:0211:02 PMCitrā
YogaŚobhana27:07 03:073:07 AM FriAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava10:0810:08 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra31:53 07:537:53 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 187
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
26:142:14 AM+1
Moonset
13:171:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:056:05 AM07:527:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:056:05 AM06:596:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:326:32 AM07:527:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:527:52 AM09:599:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:527:52 AM09:129:12 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:599:59 AM12:0612:06 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:0612:06 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:311:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:132:13 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:292:29 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:552:55 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:383:38 PM16:204:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:276:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:474:47 PM18:276:27 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:276:27 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:276:27 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:276:27 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46 AM+125:341:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra31:077:07 AM+132:448:44 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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