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Monday 1 December 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:174:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:274:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:093:09 PM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

13:091:09 PM

The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:091:09 PM
At noon, 13:091:09 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:457:45 AM–09:249:24 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4012:40 PM–13:381:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:353:35 PM–16:334:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:268:26 PM–20:458:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:268:26 PM–21:229:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:427:42 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2011:20 AM–13:091:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:381:38 PM–14:362:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:582:58 PM–16:474:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:334:33 PM–17:315:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:569:56 PM–23:3811:38 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

Amṛta05:525:52 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Kāla07:427:42 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–11:2011:20 AMgood
Roga11:2011:20 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Udvega13:091:09 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Cara14:582:58 PM–16:474:47 PMneutral
Lābha16:474:47 PM–18:376:37 PMgood
Amṛta18:376:37 PM–20:268:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:268:26 PM–21:379:37 PMneutral
Roga21:379:37 PM–22:4710:47 PMavoid
Kāla22:4710:47 PM–23:5811:58 PMavoid
Lābha23:5811:58 PM–25:091:09+1 AMgood
Udvega25:091:09+1 AM–26:202:20+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:202:20+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:313:31+1 AM–28:414:41+1 AMgood
Cara28:414:41+1 AM–29:525:52+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52+1 AM

05:525:52 AM sunrise20:268:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:274:27 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 15:093:09 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 18:436:43 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:274:27 PM
Bālavauntil 28:494:49+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:427:42 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 12:4012:40 PM–13:381:38 PM
Pradoṣa 20:268:26 PM–21:419:41 PM
Niśītha 24:4512:45+1 AM–25:331:33+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:381:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 33 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:419:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:331:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī16:274:27 PMNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā15:093:09 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa18:436:43 PMVajra
KaraṇaBava16:274:27 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:52 05:525:52 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 509
Day length
14 h 33 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:131:13 PM
Moonset
26:342:34+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:457:45 AM09:249:24 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:4211:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2011:20 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4512:45 PM13:331:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:381:38 PM14:362:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:362:36 PM17:315:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:582:58 PM16:474:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:353:35 PM16:334:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:334:33 PM17:315:31 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:315:31 PM20:268:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:268:26 PM21:419:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:268:26 PM20:458:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:268:26 PM21:229:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:569:56 PM23:3811:38 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4512:45+1 AM25:331:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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