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Tuesday 18 December 2007 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:509:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:368:36 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:368:36 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

13:161:16 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:161:16 PM
At noon, 13:161:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 99° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 99° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4712:47 PM–13:461:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:443:44 PM–16:434:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:357:35 PM–21:079:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:408:40 PM–20:588:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:408:40 PM–21:359:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:518:51 AM–09:509:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:359:35 AM–11:2611:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2310:23 AM–11:5511:55 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:161:16 PM–15:073:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:584:58 PM–18:496:49 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:2112:21+1 AM–24:5812:58+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga05:535:53 AM–07:447:44 AMavoid
Udvega07:447:44 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Cara09:359:35 AM–11:2611:26 AMneutral
Lābha11:2611:26 AM–13:161:16 PMgood
Amṛta13:161:16 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Kāla15:073:07 PM–16:584:58 PMavoid
Śubha16:584:58 PM–18:496:49 PMgood
Roga18:496:49 PM–20:408:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:408:40 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Lābha21:499:49 PM–22:5810:58 PMgood
Udvega22:5810:58 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:0712:07+1 AM–25:171:17+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:171:17+1 AM–26:262:26+1 AMgood
Cara26:262:26+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMneutral
Roga27:353:35+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:444:44+1 AM–29:545:54+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54+1 AM

05:535:53 AM sunrise20:408:40 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:368:36 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 24:1112:11+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 20:368:36 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:368:36 AM
Bālavauntil 19:457:45 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4712:47 PM–13:461:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:584:58 PM–18:496:49 PM
Pradoṣa 20:408:40 PM–21:539:53 PM
Niśītha 24:5312:53+1 AM–25:411:41+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:461:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:496:49 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 46 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:539:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:411:41+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:368:36 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā24:11 00:1112:11 AM WedRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta20:368:36 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava08:368:36 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 865 987
Day length
14 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
14:042:04 PM
Moonset
25:441:44+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:394:39 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:394:39 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:4811:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:518:51 AM09:509:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:359:35 AM11:2611:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2310:23 AM11:5511:55 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:461:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5212:52 PM13:401:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:161:16 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:452:45 PM17:425:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:443:44 PM16:434:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:584:58 PM18:496:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:425:42 PM20:408:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:357:35 PM21:079:07 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:408:40 PM21:539:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:408:40 PM20:588:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:408:40 PM21:359:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:2112:21+1 AM24:5812:58+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:5312:53+1 AM25:411:41+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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