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Tuesday 14 December 1976 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:4811:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3310:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:067:06 AM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:574:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2211:22 PM–24:5512:55 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:158:15 AM–09:059:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:528:52 AM–10:2710:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0212:02 PM–13:371:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:042:04 PM–15:373:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:113:11 PM–16:464:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5410:54 PM–23:3911:39 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

Roga05:435:43 AM–07:187:18 AMavoid
Udvega07:187:18 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Cara08:528:52 AM–10:2710:27 AMneutral
Lābha10:2710:27 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Amṛta12:0212:02 PM–13:371:37 PMgood
Kāla13:371:37 PM–15:113:11 PMavoid
Śubha15:113:11 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Roga16:464:46 PM–18:216:21 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:216:21 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Lābha19:467:46 PM–21:119:11 PMgood
Udvega21:119:11 PM–22:3710:37 PMavoid
Śubha22:3710:37 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0212:02 AM+1–25:271:27 AM+1good
Cara25:271:27 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1neutral
Roga26:532:53 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:184:18 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:435:43 AM+1

05:435:43 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 29:435:43 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:3310:33 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 07:067:06 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 08:598:59 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:1411:14 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:3310:33 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:113:11 PM–16:464:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  3. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:464:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī22:3310:33 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī07:067:06 AMUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti08:598:59 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava11:1411:14 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:43 05:435:43 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 661
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:2912:29 AM+1
Moonset
12:0212:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:574:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:158:15 AM09:059:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:493:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:042:04 PM15:373:37 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:113:11 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:493:49 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5410:54 PM23:3911:39 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2211:22 PM24:5512:55 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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