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Monday 9 December 1929 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:232:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:503:50 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:297:29 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:123:12 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:297:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–12:5712:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:3812:38 AM+1–26:212:21 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:468:46 AM–10:0210:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1911:19 AM–12:3612:36 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5712:57 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:531:53 PM–15:103:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:192:19 PM–16:024:02 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:003:00 PM–15:413:41 PMan 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

Amṛta07:297:29 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Kāla08:468:46 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Śubha10:0210:02 AM–11:1911:19 AMgood
Roga11:1911:19 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Udvega12:3612:36 PM–13:531:53 PMavoid
Cara13:531:53 PM–15:103:10 PMneutral
Lābha15:103:10 PM–16:274:27 PMgood
Amṛta16:274:27 PM–17:445:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:445:44 PM–19:277:27 PMneutral
Roga19:277:27 PM–21:109:10 PMavoid
Kāla21:109:10 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Lābha22:5310:53 PM–24:3712:37 AM+1good
Udvega24:3712:37 AM+1–26:202:20 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:202:20 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1good
Amṛta28:034:03 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good
Cara29:465:46 AM+1–31:297:29 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:297:29 AM to 31:297:29 AM+1

07:297:29 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 31:297:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 18:526:52 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:123:12 PM
Bavauntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:468:46 AM–10:0210:02 AM
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–12:5712:57 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13 AM+1–25:011:01 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0210:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5712:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 15 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī27:50 03:503:50 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunriseUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra18:526:52 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:123:12 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:29 07:297:29 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1986
Śaka
1851
Kali
5030
Ahargaṇa
1 837 489
Day length
10 h 15 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:131:13 PM
Moonset
24:5012:50 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:395:39 AM07:297:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:395:39 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:297:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:297:29 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:468:46 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1911:19 AM12:3612:36 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5712:57 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:531:53 PM15:103:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:192:19 PM16:024:02 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:003:00 PM15:413:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13 AM+125:011:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:3812:38 AM+126:212:21 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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