January 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 6 January 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:533:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:022:02 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:552:55 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:261:26 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:261:26 PM
At noon, 13:261:26 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Hasta, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:271:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:5612:56 PM–13:551:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:523:52 PM–16:514:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:049:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:429:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:261:26 PM–15:163:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika17:065:06 PM–18:556:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta18:486:48 PM–19:477:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:556:55 PM–20:458:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:171:17 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1a 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

Udvega06:066:06 AM–07:567:56 AMavoid
Cara07:567:56 AM–09:469:46 AMneutral
Lābha09:469:46 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Amṛta11:3611:36 AM–13:261:26 PMgood
Kāla13:261:26 PM–15:163:16 PMavoid
Śubha15:163:16 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Roga17:065:06 PM–18:556:55 PMavoid
Udvega18:556:55 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha20:458:45 PM–21:569:56 PMgood
Amṛta21:569:56 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Cara23:0611:06 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1612:16 AM+1–25:261:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:261:26 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:362:36 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1good
Udvega27:463:46 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:574:57 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:076:07 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:022:02 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 17:365:36 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 25:161:16 AM+1
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:552:55 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:022:02 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5612:56 PM–13:551:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:556:55 PM–20:458:45 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:021:02 AM+1–25:501:50 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. AbhijitUntil 13:551:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 20:458:45 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:501:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī26:02 02:022:02 AM MonNavamī
NakṣatraHasta17:365:36 PMCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa25:16 01:161:16 AM MonSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava14:552:55 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra30:07 06:076:07 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 815
Day length
14 h 40 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:341:34 AM+1
Moonset
13:211:21 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:5811:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5611:56 AM13:271:27 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5612:56 PM13:551:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:021:02 PM13:501:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:261:26 PM15:163:16 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:542:54 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:523:52 PM16:514:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day17:065:06 PM18:556:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta18:486:48 PM19:477:47 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:556:55 PM20:458:45 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk20:458:45 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:458:45 PM21:049:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:458:45 PM21:429:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:021:02 AM+125:501:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:171:17 AM+126:492:49 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°52′50″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
37°49′ S 144°58′ E · GeoNames 2158177