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Tuesday 1 January 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:545:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:557:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:066:06 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

13:231:23 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:231:23 PM
At noon, 13:231:23 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Citrā, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5412:54 PM–13:531:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:503:50 PM–16:494:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:049:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:419:41 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:588:58 AM–09:579:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:429:42 AM–11:3311:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:231:23 PM–15:143:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla17:045:04 PM–18:556:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:547:54 PM–21:429:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta24:2812:28+1 AM–25:051:05+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

Roga06:016:01 AM–07:527:52 AMavoid
Udvega07:527:52 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Cara09:429:42 AM–11:3311:33 AMneutral
Lābha11:3311:33 AM–13:231:23 PMgood
Amṛta13:231:23 PM–15:143:14 PMgood
Kāla15:143:14 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid
Śubha17:045:04 PM–18:556:55 PMgood
Roga18:556:55 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:458:45 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Lābha21:559:55 PM–23:0411:04 PMgood
Udvega23:0411:04 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1412:14+1 AM–25:241:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:241:24+1 AM–26:332:33+1 AMgood
Cara26:332:33+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMneutral
Roga27:433:43+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:524:52+1 AM–30:026:02+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 30:026:02+1 AM

06:016:01 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:026:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:557:55 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 10:5710:57 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 06:066:06 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:557:55 AM
Taitilauntil 21:069:06 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5412:54 PM–13:531:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:045:04 PM–18:556:55 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–21:599:59 PM
Niśītha 25:001:00+1 AM–25:481:48+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. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:531:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:556:55 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:599:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:481:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī07:557:55 AMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta10:5710:57 AMCitrā
YogaŚobhana06:066:06 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava07:557:55 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:02 06:026:02 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 001
Day length
14 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:211:21+1 AM
Moonset
14:162:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:5511:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:588:58 AM09:579:57 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:531:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:231:23 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:522:52 PM17:485:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:503:50 PM16:494:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:045:04 PM18:556:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:485:48 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:547:54 PM21:429:42 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:458:45 PM21:599:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:458:45 PM21:049:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:458:45 PM21:419:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:2812:28+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight25:001:00+1 AM25:481:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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