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Sunday 23 December 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:426:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:069:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:567:56 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:191:19 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:191:19 PM
At noon, 13:191:19 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5012:50 PM–13:491:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:473:47 PM–16:464:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:428:42 PM–21:019:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:428:42 PM–21:389:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:339:33 PM–23:2011:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya10:5110:51 AM–12:3812:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:191:19 PM–15:103:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika17:015:01 PM–18:526:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta18:446:44 PM–19:437:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:526:52 PM–20:428:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega05:565:56 AM–07:477:47 AMavoid
Cara07:477:47 AM–09:379:37 AMneutral
Lābha09:379:37 AM–11:2811:28 AMgood
Amṛta11:2811:28 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Kāla13:191:19 PM–15:103:10 PMavoid
Śubha15:103:10 PM–17:015:01 PMgood
Roga17:015:01 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid
Udvega18:526:52 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha20:428:42 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Amṛta21:529:52 PM–23:0111:01 PMgood
Cara23:0111:01 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1012:10 AM+1–25:191:19 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:191:19 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:292:29 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1good
Udvega27:383:38 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:474:47 AM+1–29:565:56 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56 AM+1

05:565:56 AM sunrise20:428:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:069:06 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 26:542:54 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 12:0712:07 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:567:56 AM
Bavauntil 21:069:06 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5012:50 PM–13:491:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:526:52 PM–20:428:42 PM
Pradoṣa 20:428:42 PM–21:569:56 PM
Niśītha 24:5512:55 AM+1–25:431:43 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:491:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 20:428:42 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:569:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:431:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī21:069:06 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā26:54 02:542:54 AM MonRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta12:0712:07 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:567:56 AMBava
VāraRavivāra29:56 05:565:56 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 801
Day length
14 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:271:27 PM
Moonset
25:571:57 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:5011:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5110:51 AM12:3812:38 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:491:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5512:55 PM13:431:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:191:19 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:482:48 PM17:455:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:473:47 PM16:464:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day17:015:01 PM18:526:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:455:45 PM20:428:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta18:446:44 PM19:437:43 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:526:52 PM20:428:42 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk20:428:42 PM21:569:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:428:42 PM21:019:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:428:42 PM21:389:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:339:33 PM23:2011:20 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5512:55 AM+125:431:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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