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Monday 31 December 2007 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:549:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5511:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5110:51 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā 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 muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:252:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:155:15 PM–17:415:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:155:15 PM–18:356:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:198:19 PM–22:0510:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:577:57 AM–09:179:17 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:429:42 AM–11:2811:28 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3610:36 AM–11:5611:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1712:17 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:161:16 PM–14:352:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:252:25 PM–15:073:07 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

Amṛta06:376:37 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Kāla07:577:57 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Śubha09:179:17 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Roga10:3610:36 AM–11:5611:56 AMavoid
Udvega11:5611:56 AM–13:161:16 PMavoid
Cara13:161:16 PM–14:352:35 PMneutral
Lābha14:352:35 PM–15:553:55 PMgood
Amṛta15:553:55 PM–17:155:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:155:15 PM–18:556:55 PMneutral
Roga18:556:55 PM–20:358:35 PMavoid
Kāla20:358:35 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Lābha22:1610:16 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Udvega23:5611:56 PM–25:361:36 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:361:36 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1good
Amṛta27:173:17 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1good
Cara28:574:57 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38 AM+1

06:376:37 AM sunrise17:155:15 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:5511:55 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 26:572:57 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 22:0610:06 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:5110:51 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:5511:55 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:577:57 AM–09:179:17 AM
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Pradoṣa 17:155:15 PM–19:027:02 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:179:17 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:027:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:5511:55 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta26:57 02:572:57 AM TueCitrā
YogaŚobhana22:0610:06 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava10:5110:51 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:38 06:386:38 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 000
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:2712:27 AM+1
Moonset
11:3111:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:179:17 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:429:42 AM11:2811:28 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:001:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:073:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:161:16 PM14:352:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:252:25 PM15:073:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:073:07 PM17:155:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:155:15 PM19:027:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:155:15 PM17:415:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:155:15 PM18:356:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:198:19 PM22:0510:05 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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