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Saturday 17 December 1977 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:413:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:453:45 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:023:02 PM

Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1610:16 AM–11:5411:54 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:165:16 PM–17:445:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:165:16 PM–18:396:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:047:04 AM–08:218:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:047:04 AM–07:457:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:457:45 AM–08:268:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:379:37 AM–10:5410:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:271:27 PM–14:432:43 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:254:25 AM+1–30:066:06 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

Kāla07:047:04 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Śubha08:218:21 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Roga09:379:37 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Udvega10:5410:54 AM–12:1012:10 PMavoid
Cara12:1012:10 PM–13:271:27 PMneutral
Lābha13:271:27 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Amṛta14:432:43 PM–16:004:00 PMgood
Kāla16:004:00 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:165:16 PM–19:007:00 PMgood
Udvega19:007:00 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Śubha20:438:43 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Amṛta22:2710:27 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1good
Cara24:1012:10 AM+1–25:541:54 AM+1neutral
Roga25:541:54 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:383:38 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:215:21 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:047:04 AM sunrise17:165:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:453:45 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 18:236:23 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 15:023:02 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:373:37 PM
Bavauntil 27:453:45 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:379:37 AM–10:5410:54 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:165:16 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5410:54 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī27:45 03:453:45 AM SunNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā18:236:23 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi15:023:02 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:373:37 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra31:05 07:057:05 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 029
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:0912:09 PM
Moonset
24:2812:28 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:047:04 AM07:457:45 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:457:45 AM08:268:26 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:379:37 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1610:16 AM11:5411:54 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:271:27 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:143:14 PM17:165:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:165:16 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:165:16 PM17:445:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:165:16 PM18:396:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:254:25 AM+130:066:06 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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