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Friday 11 December 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:091:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:482:48 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:482:48 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:305:30 PM–17:575:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:305:30 PM–18:506:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2712:27 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:078:07 AM–09:279:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:558:55 AM–09:389:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4810:48 AM–12:0812:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3012:30 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:511:51 PM–15:373:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:492:49 PM–16:104:10 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

Cara06:476:47 AM–08:078:07 AMneutral
Lābha08:078:07 AM–09:279:27 AMgood
Amṛta09:279:27 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Kāla10:4810:48 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Śubha12:0812:08 PM–13:291:29 PMgood
Roga13:291:29 PM–14:492:49 PMavoid
Udvega14:492:49 PM–16:104:10 PMavoid
Cara16:104:10 PM–17:305:30 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:305:30 PM–19:107:10 PMavoid
Kāla19:107:10 PM–20:498:49 PMavoid
Lābha20:498:49 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Udvega22:2910:29 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0912:09 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1good
Amṛta25:481:48 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1good
Cara27:283:28 AM+1–29:085:08 AM+1neutral
Roga29:085:08 AM+1–30:476:47 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:476:47 AM+1

06:476:47 AM sunrise17:305:30 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:482:48 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 15:233:23 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:482:48 PM
Taitilauntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4810:48 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Pradoṣa 17:305:30 PM–19:167:16 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0812:08 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī14:482:48 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunīpast sunriseHasta
YogaPrīti15:233:23 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaKaulava14:482:48 PMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra30:47 06:476:47 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 693
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:5712:57 AM+1
Moonset
12:4512:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:078:07 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:558:55 AM09:389:38 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:511:51 PM15:373:37 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:492:49 PM16:104:10 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:305:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:305:30 PM19:167:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:305:30 PM17:575:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:305:30 PM18:506:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2712:27 AM+126:132:13 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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