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January 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 2 January 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:426:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:554:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:572:57 PM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Hasta, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 273° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:149:14 AM–10:4510:45 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:102:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:394:39 PM–17:085:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:394:39 PM–18:076:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:308:30 AM–09:409:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–09:499:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4910:49 AM–11:5911:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:192:19 PM–15:293:29 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:3110:31 PM–24:0112:01 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

Cara07:207:20 AM–08:308:30 AMneutral
Lābha08:308:30 AM–09:409:40 AMgood
Amṛta09:409:40 AM–10:4910:49 AMgood
Kāla10:4910:49 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Śubha11:5911:59 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Roga13:091:09 PM–14:192:19 PMavoid
Udvega14:192:19 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Cara15:293:29 PM–16:394:39 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:394:39 PM–18:296:29 PMavoid
Kāla18:296:29 PM–20:198:19 PMavoid
Lābha20:198:19 PM–22:0910:09 PMgood
Udvega22:0910:09 PM–23:5911:59 PMavoid
Śubha23:5911:59 PM–25:501:50 AM+1good
Amṛta25:501:50 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1good
Cara27:403:40 AM+1–29:305:30 AM+1neutral
Roga29:305:30 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise16:394:39 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:554:55 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 14:572:57 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 28:054:05 AM+1
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:554:55 PM
Taitilauntil 27:563:56 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4910:49 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Pradoṣa 16:394:39 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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 11:5911:59 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī16:554:55 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta14:572:57 PMCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa28:05 04:054:05 AM SatSukarmā
KaraṇaKaulava16:554:55 PMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra31:20 07:207:20 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 105
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:031:03 AM+1
Moonset
11:3911:39 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:308:30 AM09:409:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM09:499:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:149:14 AM10:4510:45 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM12:5512:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:472:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:102:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:192:19 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:472:47 PM16:394:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:394:39 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:394:39 PM17:085:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:394:39 PM18:076:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3110:31 PM24:0112:01 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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