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Tuesday 14 December 2010 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:428:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1411:14 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:549:54 AM

Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:463:46 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:064:06 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:332:33 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:177:17 PM–19:377:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:177:17 PM–20:168:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:557:55 AM–08:528:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:388:38 AM–10:2410:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1112:11 PM–13:581:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:443:44 PM–17:315:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:378:37 PM–22:2410:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1211:12 PM–23:5211:52 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

Roga05:055:05 AM–06:516:51 AMavoid
Udvega06:516:51 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Cara08:388:38 AM–10:2410:24 AMneutral
Lābha10:2410:24 AM–12:1112:11 PMgood
Amṛta12:1112:11 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Kāla13:581:58 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Śubha15:443:44 PM–17:315:31 PMgood
Roga17:315:31 PM–19:177:17 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:177:17 PM–20:318:31 PMavoid
Lābha20:318:31 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Udvega21:449:44 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Śubha22:5810:58 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1112:11 AM+1–25:251:25 AM+1good
Cara25:251:25 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1neutral
Roga26:382:38 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:523:52 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:055:05 AM+1

05:055:05 AM sunrise19:177:17 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:1411:14 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 09:549:54 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 13:431:43 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:1411:14 AM
Bālavauntil 24:2712:27 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:443:44 PM–17:315:31 PM
Pradoṣa 19:177:17 PM–20:368:36 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:315:31 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:368:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:1411:14 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā09:549:54 AMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi13:431:43 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava11:1411:14 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:05 05:055:05 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2067
Śaka
1932
Kali
5111
Ahargaṇa
1 867 079
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:4512:45 PM
Moonset
24:3412:34 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:463:46 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:463:46 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:064:06 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:557:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:557:55 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:557:55 AM08:528:52 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:388:38 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1112:11 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:332:33 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:443:44 PM17:315:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM19:177:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:177:17 PM20:368:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:177:17 PM19:377:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:177:17 PM20:168:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:378:37 PM22:2410:24 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1211:12 PM23:5211:52 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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