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Monday 20 December 2027 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:041:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2311:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1112:11 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 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 muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:423:42 PM–17:145:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:085:08 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:085:08 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:527:52 AM–09:119:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3110:31 AM–11:5011:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:101:10 PM–14:292:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:192:19 PM–15:013:01 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

Amṛta06:336:33 AM–07:527:52 AMgood
Kāla07:527:52 AM–09:119:11 AMavoid
Śubha09:119:11 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Roga10:3110:31 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Udvega11:5011:50 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Cara13:101:10 PM–14:292:29 PMneutral
Lābha14:292:29 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Amṛta15:493:49 PM–17:085:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:085:08 PM–18:496:49 PMneutral
Roga18:496:49 PM–20:308:30 PMavoid
Kāla20:308:30 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Lābha22:1010:10 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Udvega23:5111:51 PM–25:311:31 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:311:31 AM+1–27:123:12 AM+1good
Amṛta27:123:12 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1good
Cara28:524:52 AM+1–30:336:33 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33 AM+1

06:336:33 AM sunrise17:085:08 PM sunsetsunrise 30:336:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:2311:23 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 22:3510:35 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 15:263:26 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:1112:11 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:2311:23 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:527:52 AM–09:119:11 AM
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:085:08 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15 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 09:119:11 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:2311:23 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī22:3510:35 PMHasta
YogaĀyuṣmān15:263:26 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava12:1112:11 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:33 06:336:33 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 294
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:2212:22 AM+1
Moonset
11:3611:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:527:52 AM09:119:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5412:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:292:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:192:19 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM17:085:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:423:42 PM17:145:14 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:085:08 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:085:08 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:085:08 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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