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November 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Śukla to Mārgaśīrṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 25 November 2009 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:2611:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:451:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2511:25 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:281:28 PM–14:112:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:053:05 PM–16:514:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:377:37 AM–08:588:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1910:19 AM–11:4011:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1811:18 AM–12:0212:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4011:40 AM–13:011:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:006:00+1 AM–31:447:44+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:166:16 AM–07:377:37 AMgood
Amṛta07:377:37 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Kāla08:588:58 AM–10:1910:19 AMavoid
Śubha10:1910:19 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Roga11:4011:40 AM–13:011:01 PMavoid
Udvega13:011:01 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Cara14:222:22 PM–15:433:43 PMneutral
Lābha15:433:43 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:045:04 PM–18:436:43 PMavoid
Śubha18:436:43 PM–20:228:22 PMgood
Amṛta20:228:22 PM–22:0110:01 PMgood
Cara22:0110:01 PM–23:4011:40 PMneutral
Roga23:4011:40 PM–25:201:20+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:201:20+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:592:59+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMgood
Udvega28:384:38+1 AM–30:176:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:451:45 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 23:0411:04 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 11:2511:25 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:451:45 PM
Bālavauntil 26:422:42+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4011:40 AM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04+1 AM

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. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:011:01 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī13:451:45 PMNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā23:0411:04 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyāghāta11:2511:25 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBava13:451:45 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:17 06:176:17 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 695
Day length
10 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:2112:21 PM
Moonset
24:2512:25+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:377:37 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1910:19 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0212:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM13:011:01 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4512:45 PM14:542:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:281:28 PM14:112:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:542:54 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:053:05 PM16:514:51 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:006:00+1 AM31:447:44+1 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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