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Sunday 30 November 2003 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1712:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2712:27 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1612:16 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–06:016:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:0312:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:453:45 PM–17:245:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:294:29 PM–16:584:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:294:29 PM–17:565:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4411:44 AM–12:5512:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:062:06 PM–15:183:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:133:13 PM–15:513:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:183:18 PM–16:294:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:565:56 AM+1–31:387:38 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

Udvega06:596:59 AM–08:108:10 AMavoid
Cara08:108:10 AM–09:219:21 AMneutral
Lābha09:219:21 AM–10:3310:33 AMgood
Amṛta10:3310:33 AM–11:4411:44 AMgood
Kāla11:4411:44 AM–12:5512:55 PMavoid
Śubha12:5512:55 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Roga14:062:06 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Udvega15:183:18 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:294:29 PM–18:186:18 PMgood
Amṛta18:186:18 PM–20:078:07 PMgood
Cara20:078:07 PM–21:559:55 PMneutral
Roga21:559:55 PM–23:4411:44 PMavoid
Kāla23:4411:44 PM–25:331:33 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:331:33 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1good
Udvega27:223:22 AM+1–29:115:11 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:115:11 AM+1–31:007:00 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 31:007:00 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise16:294:29 PM sunsetsunrise 31:007:00 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:2712:27 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 23:0911:09 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 26:432:43 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:1612:16 PM
Bavauntil 24:2712:27 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:183:18 PM–16:294:29 PM
Pradoṣa 16:294:29 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08 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 12:0312:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:294:29 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 30 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī24:27 00:2712:27 AM MonNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā23:0911:09 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa26:43 02:432:43 AM MonVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:1612:16 PMBava
VāraRavivāra31:00 07:007:00 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 508
Day length
9 h 30 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:5512:55 PM
Moonset
23:4711:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM06:016:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4411:44 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4112:41 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:352:35 PM16:294:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:133:13 PM15:513:51 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:183:18 PM16:294:29 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:453:45 PM17:245:24 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:294:29 PM18:256:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:294:29 PM16:584:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:294:29 PM17:565:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:565:56 AM+131:387:38 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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