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Tuesday 17 December 1912 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:552:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:115:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:065:06 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:586:58 AM

Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:483:48 AM–04:274:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:074:07 AM–05:065:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:197:19 PM–19:397:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:197:19 PM–20:188:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:054:05 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:577:57 AM–08:538:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:398:39 AM–10:2610:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1312:13 PM–13:591:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:463:46 PM–17:335:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:315:31 PM–19:177:17 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1411:14 PM–23:5311:53 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

Roga05:065:06 AM–06:526:52 AMavoid
Udvega06:526:52 AM–08:398:39 AMavoid
Cara08:398:39 AM–10:2610:26 AMneutral
Lābha10:2610:26 AM–12:1312:13 PMgood
Amṛta12:1312:13 PM–13:591:59 PMgood
Kāla13:591:59 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Śubha15:463:46 PM–17:335:33 PMgood
Roga17:335:33 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:197:19 PM–20:338:33 PMavoid
Lābha20:338:33 PM–21:469:46 PMgood
Udvega21:469:46 PM–22:5910:59 PMavoid
Śubha22:5910:59 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1312:13 AM+1–25:261:26 AM+1good
Cara25:261:26 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1neutral
Roga26:392:39 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:533:53 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:065:06 AM to 29:065:06 AM+1

05:065:06 AM sunrise19:197:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:115:11 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 06:586:58 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 27:403:40 AM+1
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:115:11 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:463:46 PM–17:335:33 PM
Pradoṣa 19:197:19 PM–20:388:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:335:33 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 14 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:388:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī17:115:11 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā06:586:58 AMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta27:40 03:403:40 AM WedVarīyān
KaraṇaBava17:115:11 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:06 05:065:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1969
Śaka
1834
Kali
5013
Ahargaṇa
1 831 288
Day length
14 h 14 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:3012:30 PM
Moonset
24:4612:46 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:483:48 AM05:065:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:483:48 AM04:274:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:074:07 AM05:065:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:065:06 AM07:577:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:577:57 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:577:57 AM08:538:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:398:39 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1312:13 PM13:591:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:463:46 PM17:335:33 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM19:197:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:315:31 PM19:177:17 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:197:19 PM20:388:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:197:19 PM19:397:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:197:19 PM20:188:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1411:14 PM23:5311:53 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:054:05 AM+129:505:50 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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