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Thursday 17 December 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:161:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:561:56 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:065:06 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:431:43 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:473:47 AM–04:274:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:074:07 AM–05:065:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:329:32 AM–11:1311:13 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:197:19 PM–19:397:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:197:19 PM–20:188:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:065:06 AM–06:526:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:398:39 AM–10:2610:26 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:509:50 AM–10:4710:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:591:59 PM–15:463:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:294:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:533:53 AM+1–29:315:31 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

Śubha05:065:06 AM–06:526:52 AMgood
Roga06:526:52 AM–08:398:39 AMavoid
Udvega08:398:39 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Cara10:2610:26 AM–12:1312:13 PMneutral
Lābha12:1312:13 PM–13:591:59 PMgood
Amṛta13:591:59 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Kāla15:463:46 PM–17:335:33 PMavoid
Śubha17:335:33 PM–19:197:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:197:19 PM–20:338:33 PMgood
Cara20:338:33 PM–21:469:46 PMneutral
Roga21:469:46 PM–22:5910:59 PMavoid
Kāla22:5910:59 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1312:13 AM+1–25:261:26 AM+1good
Udvega25:261:26 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:392:39 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1good
Amṛta27:533:53 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:065:06 AM to 29:065:06 AM+1

05:065:06 AM sunrise19:197:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:561:56 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 18:016:01 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 15:523:52 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:431:43 PM
Bavauntil 25:561:56 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:591:59 PM–15:463:46 PM
Pradoṣa 19:197:19 PM–20:388:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:463:46 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  6. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 14 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:388:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:56 01:561:56 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā18:016:01 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi15:523:52 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:431:43 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:06 05:065:06 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 926
Day length
14 h 14 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:1112:11 PM
Moonset
24:1912:19 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:473:47 AM05:065:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:473:47 AM04:274:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:074:07 AM05:065:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:065:06 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:065:06 AM06:526:52 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:398:39 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:329:32 AM11:1311:13 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:509:50 AM10:4710:47 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:591:59 PM15:463:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:294:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM19:197:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:197:19 PM20:388:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:197:19 PM19:397:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:197:19 PM20:188:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:533:53 AM+129:315:31 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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