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Saturday 2 January 2016 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:0912:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:522:52+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:155:15 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:301:30 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Hasta, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:563:56 AM–04:354:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:164:16 AM–05:155:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:393:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:187:18 PM–21:069:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:457:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:258:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:155:15 AM–07:017:01 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:116:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:116:11 AM–07:087:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:278:27 AM–10:1510:15 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:478:47 AM–10:3410:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:072:07 PM–15:533:53 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla05:155:15 AM–07:017:01 AMavoid
Śubha07:017:01 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Roga08:478:47 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Udvega10:3410:34 AM–12:2012:20 PMavoid
Cara12:2012:20 PM–14:072:07 PMneutral
Lābha14:072:07 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Amṛta15:533:53 PM–17:395:39 PMgood
Kāla17:395:39 PM–19:267:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:267:26 PM–20:398:39 PMgood
Udvega20:398:39 PM–21:539:53 PMavoid
Śubha21:539:53 PM–23:0711:07 PMgood
Amṛta23:0711:07 PM–24:2012:20+1 AMgood
Cara24:2012:20+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMneutral
Roga25:341:34+1 AM–26:482:48+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:482:48+1 AM–28:024:02+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:024:02+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:155:15 AM to 29:155:15+1 AM

05:155:15 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:155:15+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:522:52+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 26:052:05+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 17:555:55 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:301:30 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:522:52+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:478:47 AM–10:3410:34 AM
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:448:44 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44+1 AM

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 10:3410:34 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 11 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:448:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī26:52 02:522:52 AM SunNavamī
NakṣatraHasta26:05 02:052:05 AM SunCitrā
YogaŚobhana17:555:55 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava13:301:30 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra29:15 05:155:15 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 924
Day length
14 h 11 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:2312:23+1 AM
Moonset
12:1812:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:563:56 AM05:155:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:563:56 AM04:354:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:164:16 AM05:155:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:155:15 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:155:15 AM07:017:01 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:155:15 AM06:116:11 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:116:11 AM07:087:08 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:278:27 AM10:1510:15 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:393:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:354:35 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:187:18 PM21:069:06 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:448:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:457:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:258:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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