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Thursday 16 December 1999 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:479:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:419:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:436:43 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:419:41 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:295:29 AM–06:436:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3011:30 PM–25:051:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:436:43 AM–08:118:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:399:39 AM–11:0811:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3810:38 AM–11:2511:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:571:57 PM–15:323:32 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:052:05 PM–15:333:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:213:21 PM–16:084:08 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

Śubha06:436:43 AM–08:118:11 AMgood
Roga08:118:11 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Udvega09:399:39 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Cara11:0811:08 AM–12:3612:36 PMneutral
Lābha12:3612:36 PM–14:052:05 PMgood
Amṛta14:052:05 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Kāla15:333:33 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid
Śubha17:015:01 PM–18:306:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:306:30 PM–20:018:01 PMgood
Cara20:018:01 PM–21:339:33 PMneutral
Roga21:339:33 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Kāla23:0511:05 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3612:36+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMgood
Udvega26:082:08+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:403:40+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:125:12+1 AM–30:436:43+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:436:43 AM to 30:436:43+1 AM

06:436:43 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 30:436:43+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 09:419:41 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 28:164:16+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 26:342:34+1 AM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:419:41 AM
Bālavauntil 21:209:20 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:052:05 PM–15:333:33 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12+1 AM–25:001:00+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:333:33 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī09:419:41 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā28:16 04:164:16 AM FriRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta26:34 02:342:34 AM FriVarīyān
KaraṇaBava09:419:41 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:43 06:436:43 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 063
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:191:19 PM
Moonset
25:381:38+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:436:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:295:29 AM06:436:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:436:43 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:436:43 AM08:118:11 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:399:39 AM11:0811:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3810:38 AM11:2511:25 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:571:57 PM15:323:32 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:052:05 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:213:21 PM16:084:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:084:08 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3011:30 PM25:051:05+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12+1 AM25:001:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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