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Saturday 5 January 2013 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:2612:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2111:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:175:17 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5811:58 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā 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 muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:384:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:184:18 AM–05:175:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1610:16 AM–11:5111:51 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:5012:50 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:467:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:258:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:175:17 AM–07:037:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:146:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:146:14 AM–07:117:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:508:50 AM–10:3610:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:082:08 PM–15:543:54 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5511:55 PM–25:281:28 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Kāla05:175:17 AM–07:037:03 AMavoid
Śubha07:037:03 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Roga08:508:50 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Udvega10:3610:36 AM–12:2212:22 PMavoid
Cara12:2212:22 PM–14:082:08 PMneutral
Lābha14:082:08 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Amṛta15:543:54 PM–17:405:40 PMgood
Kāla17:405:40 PM–19:267:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:267:26 PM–20:408:40 PMgood
Udvega20:408:40 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Śubha21:549:54 PM–23:0811:08 PMgood
Amṛta23:0811:08 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1good
Cara24:2212:22 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1neutral
Roga25:361:36 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:502:50 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:044:04 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:175:17 AM to 29:185:18 AM+1

05:175:17 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:185:18 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:2111:21 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 16:124:12 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 25:151:15 AM+1
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:5811:58 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:2111:21 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:508:50 AM–10:3610:36 AM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:5012:50 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:458:45 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3610:36 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5012:50 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:458:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:2111:21 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta16:124:12 PMCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa25:15 01:151:15 AM SunSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava11:5811:58 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra29:18 05:185:18 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 832
Day length
14 h 09 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:0612:06 AM+1
Moonset
12:2912:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:175:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:384:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:184:18 AM05:175:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:175:17 AM08:078:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:175:17 AM07:037:03 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:175:17 AM06:146:14 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:146:14 AM07:117:11 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:078:07 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1610:16 AM11:5111:51 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:364:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:364:36 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:458:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:467:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:258:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5511:55 PM25:281:28 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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