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Monday 1 December 2003 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:178:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:278:27 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:097:09 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–12:0312:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:291:29 PM–14:122:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0712:07 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:417:41 AM–09:019:01 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2110:21 AM–11:4211:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0312:03 PM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:021:02 PM–14:232:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:561:56 PM–15:383:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:122:12 PM–14:552:55 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

Amṛta06:206:20 AM–07:417:41 AMgood
Kāla07:417:41 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Śubha09:019:01 AM–10:2110:21 AMgood
Roga10:2110:21 AM–11:4211:42 AMavoid
Udvega11:4211:42 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Cara13:021:02 PM–14:232:23 PMneutral
Lābha14:232:23 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Amṛta15:433:43 PM–17:035:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:035:03 PM–18:436:43 PMneutral
Roga18:436:43 PM–20:238:23 PMavoid
Kāla20:238:23 PM–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Lābha22:0310:03 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Udvega23:4211:42 PM–25:221:22 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:221:22 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1good
Amṛta27:023:02 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1good
Cara28:414:41 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:216:21 AM+1

06:206:20 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:278:27 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 07:097:09 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 10:4310:43 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:278:27 AM
Bālavauntil 20:498:49 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:417:41 AM–09:019:01 AM
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:019:01 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 12:0312:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 43 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:278:27 AMNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā07:097:09 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa10:4310:43 AMVajra
KaraṇaBava08:278:27 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 509
Day length
10 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:5312:53 PM
Moonset
24:3912:39 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:417:41 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2110:21 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4612:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:021:02 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:291:29 PM14:122:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:561:56 PM15:383:38 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:122:12 PM14:552:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0712:07 AM+125:481:48 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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