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Sunday 19 December 2004 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:041:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2612:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:526:52 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2612:26 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:526:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:335:33 PM–18:006:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:335:33 PM–18:536:53 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:248:24 PM–22:0110:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya10:3910:39 AM–12:1712:17 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1212:12 PM–13:331:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:532:53 PM–16:134:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:084:08 PM–16:514:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:134:13 PM–17:335:33 PMRāhu’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

Udvega06:526:52 AM–08:128:12 AMavoid
Cara08:128:12 AM–09:329:32 AMneutral
Lābha09:329:32 AM–10:5210:52 AMgood
Amṛta10:5210:52 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Kāla12:1212:12 PM–13:331:33 PMavoid
Śubha13:331:33 PM–14:532:53 PMgood
Roga14:532:53 PM–16:134:13 PMavoid
Udvega16:134:13 PM–17:335:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:335:33 PM–19:137:13 PMgood
Amṛta19:137:13 PM–20:538:53 PMgood
Cara20:538:53 PM–22:3310:33 PMneutral
Roga22:3310:33 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1312:13 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:531:53 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1good
Udvega27:323:32 AM+1–29:125:12 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:125:12 AM+1–30:526:52 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:526:52 AM to 30:526:52 AM+1

06:526:52 AM sunrise17:335:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:526:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:2612:26 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 25:161:16 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 18:016:01 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:2612:26 PM
Bālavauntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:134:13 PM–17:335:33 PM
Pradoṣa 17:335:33 PM–19:207:20 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:335:33 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:2612:26 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā25:16 01:161:16 AM MonRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta18:016:01 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava12:2612:26 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:52 06:526:52 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 893
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:4312:43 PM
Moonset
25:051:05 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:526:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:526:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:526:52 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3910:39 AM12:1712:17 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:532:53 PM16:134:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:335:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:084:08 PM16:514:51 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:134:13 PM17:335:33 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:335:33 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:335:33 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:335:33 PM18:536:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:248:24 PM22:0110:01 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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