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Tuesday 28 December 2010 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:221:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1811:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:115:11 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:258:25 AM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Hasta, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:533:53 AM–04:324:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:134:13 AM–05:115:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:4612:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:247:24 PM–19:447:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:247:24 PM–20:238:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:261:26 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:028:02 AM–08:598:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:458:45 AM–10:3110:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1812:18 PM–14:042:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:513:51 PM–17:385:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:214:21 PM–17:525:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1911:19 PM–23:5911:59 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

Roga05:115:11 AM–06:586:58 AMavoid
Udvega06:586:58 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Cara08:458:45 AM–10:3110:31 AMneutral
Lābha10:3110:31 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Amṛta12:1812:18 PM–14:042:04 PMgood
Kāla14:042:04 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Śubha15:513:51 PM–17:385:38 PMgood
Roga17:385:38 PM–19:247:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:247:24 PM–20:388:38 PMavoid
Lābha20:388:38 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Udvega21:519:51 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Śubha23:0511:05 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1812:18 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1good
Cara25:321:32 AM+1–26:452:45 AM+1neutral
Roga26:452:45 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:583:58 AM+1–29:125:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:115:11 AM to 29:125:12 AM+1

05:115:11 AM sunrise19:247:24 PM sunsetsunrise 29:125:12 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:1811:18 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 08:258:25 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 10:1910:19 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:1812:18 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:1811:18 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:4612:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:513:51 PM–17:385:38 PM
Pradoṣa 19:247:24 PM–20:438:43 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  3. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4612:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:385:38 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:438:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:1811:18 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī08:258:25 AMHasta
YogaSaubhāgya10:1910:19 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava12:1812:18 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:12 05:125:12 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2067
Śaka
1932
Kali
5111
Ahargaṇa
1 867 093
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:0612:06 AM+1
Moonset
12:2212:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:533:53 AM05:115:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:533:53 AM04:324:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:134:13 AM05:115:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:115:11 AM08:028:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:028:02 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:028:02 AM08:598:59 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM14:042:04 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM16:344:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:513:51 PM17:385:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:214:21 PM17:525:52 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:344:34 PM19:247:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:247:24 PM20:438:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:247:24 PM19:447:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:247:24 PM20:238:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1911:19 PM23:5911:59 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:261:26 AM+126:562:56 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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