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December 1945 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 26 December 1945 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:1610:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0512:05 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:426:42 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:568:56 AM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Hasta, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:544:54 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:426:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:185:18 PM–17:455:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:185:18 PM–18:386:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:494:49 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:018:01 AM–09:219:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:0012:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3811:38 AM–12:2112:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0012:00 PM–13:191:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:136:13 PM–19:597:59 PMa 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

Lābha06:426:42 AM–08:018:01 AMgood
Amṛta08:018:01 AM–09:219:21 AMgood
Kāla09:219:21 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:0012:00 PMgood
Roga12:0012:00 PM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Udvega13:191:19 PM–14:392:39 PMavoid
Cara14:392:39 PM–15:583:58 PMneutral
Lābha15:583:58 PM–17:185:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:185:18 PM–18:586:58 PMavoid
Śubha18:586:58 PM–20:398:39 PMgood
Amṛta20:398:39 PM–22:1910:19 PMgood
Cara22:1910:19 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0012:00 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:401:40 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:213:21 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1good
Udvega29:015:01 AM+1–30:426:42 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:426:42 AM to 30:426:42 AM+1

06:426:42 AM sunrise17:185:18 PM sunsetsunrise 30:426:42 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:0512:05 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 08:568:56 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 13:101:10 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:0611:06 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:0512:05 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0012:00 PM–13:191:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:185:18 PM–19:057:05 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:191:19 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:057:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī24:05 00:0512:05 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī08:568:56 AMHasta
YogaSaubhāgya13:101:10 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava11:0611:06 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:42 06:426:42 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2002
Śaka
1867
Kali
5046
Ahargaṇa
1 843 350
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:2812:28 AM+1
Moonset
12:1112:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:544:54 AM06:426:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:544:54 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:426:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:426:42 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:018:01 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:461:46 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:185:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:185:18 PM19:057:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:185:18 PM17:455:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:185:18 PM18:386:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:136:13 PM19:597:59 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:494:49 AM+130:356:35 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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