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Wednesday 7 December 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:216:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:355:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:175:17 PM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 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 muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:556:55 PM–20:298:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:078:07 AM–09:369:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:289:28 AM–11:0311:03 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:0411:04 AM–12:3212:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0912:09 PM–12:5612:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3212:32 PM–14:012:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:396:39 AM–08:078:07 AMgood
Amṛta08:078:07 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Kāla09:369:36 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Śubha11:0411:04 AM–12:3212:32 PMgood
Roga12:3212:32 PM–14:012:01 PMavoid
Udvega14:012:01 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Cara15:293:29 PM–16:584:58 PMneutral
Lābha16:584:58 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:266:26 PM–19:587:58 PMavoid
Śubha19:587:58 PM–21:299:29 PMgood
Amṛta21:299:29 PM–23:0111:01 PMgood
Cara23:0111:01 PM–24:3312:33 AM+1neutral
Roga24:3312:33 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:042:04 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:363:36 AM+1–29:085:08 AM+1good
Udvega29:085:08 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:396:39 AM to 30:396:39 AM+1

06:396:39 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:355:35 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 26:472:47 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 17:175:17 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:355:35 PM
Bālavauntil 28:564:56 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3212:32 PM–14:012:01 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–20:048:04 PM
Niśītha 24:0912:09 AM+1–24:5712:57 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:012:01 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:048:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5712:57 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī17:355:35 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā26:47 02:472:47 AM ThuUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra17:175:17 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava17:355:35 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:39 06:396:39 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 264
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:011:01 PM
Moonset
25:181:18 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:078:07 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:289:28 AM11:0311:03 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0411:04 AM12:3212:32 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5612:56 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3212:32 PM14:012:01 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM20:048:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:556:55 PM20:298:29 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0912:09 AM+124:5712:57 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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