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December 1981 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 4 December 1981 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:225:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:105:10+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:383:38 PM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 87° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:084:08 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:314:31 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:0412:04 PM–13:431:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:147:14 AM–08:488:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:108:10 AM–09:019:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2310:23 AM–11:5711:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2312:23 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:063:06 PM–16:414:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:521:52+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMa 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

Cara05:395:39 AM–07:147:14 AMneutral
Lābha07:147:14 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Amṛta08:488:48 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Kāla10:2310:23 AM–11:5711:57 AMavoid
Śubha11:5711:57 AM–13:321:32 PMgood
Roga13:321:32 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Udvega15:063:06 PM–16:414:41 PMavoid
Cara16:414:41 PM–18:156:15 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:156:15 PM–19:417:41 PMavoid
Kāla19:417:41 PM–21:069:06 PMavoid
Lābha21:069:06 PM–22:3210:32 PMgood
Udvega22:3210:32 PM–23:5711:57 PMavoid
Śubha23:5711:57 PM–25:231:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:231:23+1 AM–26:482:48+1 AMgood
Cara26:482:48+1 AM–28:144:14+1 AMneutral
Roga28:144:14+1 AM–29:405:40+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:405:40+1 AM

05:395:39 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 29:105:10+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 19:297:29 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 15:383:38 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 17:225:22 PM
Bavauntil 29:105:10+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2310:23 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–19:477:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5711:57 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:477:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī29:10 05:105:10 AM SatNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā19:297:29 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa15:383:38 PMVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi17:225:22 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra29:40 05:405:40 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2038
Śaka
1903
Kali
5082
Ahargaṇa
1 856 477
Day length
12 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:5911:59 AM
Moonset
24:3312:33+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:314:31 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:147:14 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:108:10 AM09:019:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:5711:57 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0412:04 PM13:431:43 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:063:06 PM16:414:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM19:477:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:521:52+1 AM27:283:28+1 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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