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Thursday 9 December 1971 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:016:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:118:11 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2812:28 PM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 267° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 267° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:321:32 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:246:24 PM–20:108:10 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:266:26 AM–07:467:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:487:48 AM–09:349:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:059:05 AM–10:2510:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:599:59 AM–10:4110:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:051:05 PM–14:252:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:572:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha06:266:26 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Roga07:467:46 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Udvega09:059:05 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Cara10:2510:25 AM–11:4511:45 AMneutral
Lābha11:4511:45 AM–13:051:05 PMgood
Amṛta13:051:05 PM–14:252:25 PMgood
Kāla14:252:25 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Śubha15:453:45 PM–17:055:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:055:05 PM–18:456:45 PMgood
Cara18:456:45 PM–20:258:25 PMneutral
Roga20:258:25 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Kāla22:0510:05 PM–23:4511:45 PMavoid
Lābha23:4511:45 PM–25:261:26 AM+1good
Udvega25:261:26 AM+1–27:063:06 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:063:06 AM+1–28:464:46 AM+1good
Amṛta28:464:46 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:266:26 AM+1

06:266:26 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 25:281:28 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 12:2812:28 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 19:027:02 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:051:05 PM–14:252:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:252:25 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamīpast sunriseNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī25:28 01:281:28 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha12:2812:28 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBālava19:027:02 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:26 06:266:26 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 829
Day length
10 h 39 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:5711:57 PM
Moonset
11:4211:42 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:394:39 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:394:39 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:266:26 AM07:467:46 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:487:48 AM09:349:34 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:059:05 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:599:59 AM10:4110:41 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:051:05 PM14:252:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:321:32 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM14:572:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:055:05 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:055:05 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:055:05 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:246:24 PM20:108:10 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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