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January 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 3 January 1978 · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:139:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:508:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:017:01 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:508:50 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonNagoya11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, 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 muhūrta05:085:08 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–07:017:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:205:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:176:17 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4111:41 PM–25:151:15+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:399:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:299:29 AM–10:4310:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5711:57 AM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:152:15 PM–15:493:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:242:24 PM–15:383:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3210:32 PM–23:2811:28 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

Roga07:017:01 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Udvega08:158:15 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Cara09:299:29 AM–10:4310:43 AMneutral
Lābha10:4310:43 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Amṛta11:5711:57 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Kāla13:111:11 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Śubha14:242:24 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Roga15:383:38 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:524:52 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid
Lābha18:386:38 PM–20:248:24 PMgood
Udvega20:248:24 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Śubha22:1110:11 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Amṛta23:5711:57 PM–25:431:43+1 AMgood
Cara25:431:43+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMneutral
Roga27:293:29+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:155:15+1 AM–31:027:02+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:017:01 AM to 31:027:02+1 AM

07:017:01 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:027:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:508:50 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 29:585:58+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 19:467:46 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:508:50 AM
Taitilauntil 20:218:21 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:242:24 PM–15:383:38 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:456:45 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:383:38 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:456:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī08:508:50 AMNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā29:58 05:585:58 AM WedSvātī
YogaAtigaṇḍa19:467:46 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava08:508:50 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:02 07:027:02 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 046
Day length
9 h 51 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:131:13+1 AM
Moonset
11:5611:56 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM07:017:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM07:017:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:017:01 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:399:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM14:542:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:152:15 PM15:493:49 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:542:54 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:456:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:205:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:176:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3210:32 PM23:2811:28 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4111:41 PM25:151:15+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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