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December 1951 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 6 December 1951 · Linyi, Shandong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:5812:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5211:52 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:007:00 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5211:52 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLinyi11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–07:007:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:235:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:196:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:035:03 PM–18:386:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:007:00 AM–08:148:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:307:30 AM–09:069:06 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:299:29 AM–10:4310:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1810:18 AM–10:5810:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:121:12 PM–14:262:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM–14:562:56 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

Śubha07:007:00 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Roga08:148:14 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Udvega09:299:29 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Cara10:4310:43 AM–11:5711:57 AMneutral
Lābha11:5711:57 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Amṛta13:121:12 PM–14:262:26 PMgood
Kāla14:262:26 PM–15:403:40 PMavoid
Śubha15:403:40 PM–16:544:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:544:54 PM–18:406:40 PMgood
Cara18:406:40 PM–20:268:26 PMneutral
Roga20:268:26 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Kāla22:1210:12 PM–23:5811:58 PMavoid
Lābha23:5811:58 PM–25:431:43+1 AMgood
Udvega25:431:43+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:293:29+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:155:15+1 AM–31:017:01+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:007:00 AM to 31:017:01+1 AM

07:007:00 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:5211:52 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 24:5912:59+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 18:266:26 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Bālavauntil 23:3111:31 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:121:12 PM–14:262:26 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22+1 AM

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. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:262:26 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:5211:52 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā24:59 00:5912:59 AM FriUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra18:266:26 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava11:5211:52 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:01 07:017:01 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2008
Śaka
1873
Kali
5052
Ahargaṇa
1 845 521
Day length
9 h 54 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:4012:40 PM
Moonset
24:5112:51+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM07:007:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM07:007:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:007:00 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:007:00 AM08:148:14 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:307:30 AM09:069:06 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1810:18 AM10:5810:58 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:162:16 PM14:562:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:235:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:196:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:035:03 PM18:386:38 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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