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Sunday 8 December 2024 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:155:15 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:333:33+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3311:33 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:492:49+1 AM–28:204:20+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5911:59 AM–13:341:34 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:083:08 PM–16:434:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:374:37 PM–17:275:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:434:43 PM–18:186:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:395:39 PM–19:117:11 PMa 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

Udvega05:415:41 AM–07:157:15 AMavoid
Cara07:157:15 AM–08:508:50 AMneutral
Lābha08:508:50 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Amṛta10:2510:25 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Kāla11:5911:59 AM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Śubha13:341:34 PM–15:083:08 PMgood
Roga15:083:08 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid
Udvega16:434:43 PM–18:186:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:186:18 PM–19:437:43 PMgood
Amṛta19:437:43 PM–21:099:09 PMgood
Cara21:099:09 PM–22:3410:34 PMneutral
Roga22:3410:34 PM–23:5911:59 PMavoid
Kāla23:5911:59 PM–25:251:25+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:251:25+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMgood
Udvega26:502:50+1 AM–28:164:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:164:16+1 AM–29:415:41+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:415:41+1 AM

05:415:41 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:333:33+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 11:3311:33 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 23:2311:23 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:274:27 PM
Bavauntil 27:333:33+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:434:43 PM–18:186:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:186:18 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī27:33 03:333:33 AM MonNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā11:3311:33 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra23:2311:23 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:274:27 PMBava
VāraRavivāra29:41 05:415:41 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 187
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:5911:59 AM
Moonset
24:2612:26+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:083:08 PM16:434:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:374:37 PM17:275:27 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:434:43 PM18:186:18 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:395:39 PM19:117:11 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:492:49+1 AM28:204:20+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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