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Thursday 7 December 1978 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:246:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:514:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:514:51 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:355:35 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:135:13 PM–17:415:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:135:13 PM–18:366:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:247:24 PM–20:578:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:576:57 AM–08:148:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:319:31 AM–10:4810:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0510:05 AM–11:3811:38 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:2310:23 AM–11:0411:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:221:22 PM–14:392:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:292:29 PM–15:103:10 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

Śubha06:576:57 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Roga08:148:14 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Udvega09:319:31 AM–10:4810:48 AMavoid
Cara10:4810:48 AM–12:0512:05 PMneutral
Lābha12:0512:05 PM–13:221:22 PMgood
Amṛta13:221:22 PM–14:392:39 PMgood
Kāla14:392:39 PM–15:563:56 PMavoid
Śubha15:563:56 PM–17:135:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:135:13 PM–18:566:56 PMgood
Cara18:566:56 PM–20:408:40 PMneutral
Roga20:408:40 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Kāla22:2310:23 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0612:06 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1good
Udvega25:491:49 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:323:32 AM+1–29:155:15 AM+1good
Amṛta29:155:15 AM+1–30:586:58 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58 AM+1

06:576:57 AM sunrise17:135:13 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:514:51 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 27:103:10 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 18:376:37 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:514:51 PM
Bālavauntil 28:154:15 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:221:22 PM–14:392:39 PM
Pradoṣa 17:135:13 PM–19:037:03 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:392:39 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:037:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī16:514:51 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā27:10 03:103:10 AM FriUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra18:376:37 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava16:514:51 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:58 06:586:58 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 384
Day length
10 h 16 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:4112:41 PM
Moonset
24:4612:46 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:355:35 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:576:57 AM08:148:14 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0510:05 AM11:3811:38 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2310:23 AM11:0411:04 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:221:22 PM14:392:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:292:29 PM15:103:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:135:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:135:13 PM19:037:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:135:13 PM17:415:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:135:13 PM18:366:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:247:24 PM20:578:57 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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