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Tuesday 10 December 2013 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:5211:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4110:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:045:04 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4110:41 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 97° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:453:45 AM–04:254:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:054:05 AM–05:045:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:318:31 AM–10:0610:06 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:157:15 PM–19:347:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:157:15 PM–20:148:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:547:54 AM–08:518:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:378:37 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0912:09 PM–13:561:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:423:42 PM–17:285:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1111:11 PM–23:5011:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:052:05 AM+1–27:423:42 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

Roga05:045:04 AM–06:506:50 AMavoid
Udvega06:506:50 AM–08:378:37 AMavoid
Cara08:378:37 AM–10:2310:23 AMneutral
Lābha10:2310:23 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Amṛta12:0912:09 PM–13:561:56 PMgood
Kāla13:561:56 PM–15:423:42 PMavoid
Śubha15:423:42 PM–17:285:28 PMgood
Roga17:285:28 PM–19:157:15 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:157:15 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Lābha20:288:28 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Udvega21:429:42 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Śubha22:5610:56 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0912:09 AM+1–25:231:23 AM+1good
Cara25:231:23 AM+1–26:372:37 AM+1neutral
Roga26:372:37 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:503:50 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:045:04 AM to 29:045:04 AM+1

05:045:04 AM sunrise19:157:15 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:4110:41 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 16:244:24 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 25:481:48 AM+1
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:4110:41 AM
Bālavauntil 22:2010:20 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:423:42 PM–17:285:28 PM
Pradoṣa 19:157:15 PM–20:338:33 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:285:28 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 11 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:338:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī10:4110:41 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā16:244:24 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi25:48 01:481:48 AM WedVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava10:4110:41 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:04 05:045:04 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 171
Day length
14 h 11 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:4312:43 PM
Moonset
24:5012:50 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:453:45 AM05:045:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:453:45 AM04:254:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:054:05 AM05:045:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:045:04 AM07:547:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:547:54 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:547:54 AM08:518:51 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:318:31 AM10:0610:06 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:378:37 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:561:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:423:42 PM17:285:28 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM19:157:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:157:15 PM20:338:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:157:15 PM19:347:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:157:15 PM20:148:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1111:11 PM23:5011:50 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:052:05 AM+127:423:42 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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