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Tuesday 19 December 1939 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:453:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:196:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:486:48 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:196:19 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:486:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:093:09 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:518:51 AM–09:319:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:219:21 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5411:54 AM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:272:27 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:254:25 PM–18:126:12 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3210:32 PM–23:2711:27 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

Roga06:486:48 AM–08:058:05 AMavoid
Udvega08:058:05 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Cara09:219:21 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Amṛta11:5411:54 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Kāla13:111:11 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Śubha14:272:27 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Roga15:443:44 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:015:01 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Lābha18:446:44 PM–20:288:28 PMgood
Udvega20:288:28 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Śubha22:1110:11 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Amṛta23:5511:55 PM–25:381:38 AM+1good
Cara25:381:38 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1neutral
Roga27:223:22 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:055:05 AM+1–30:496:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49 AM+1

06:486:48 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 30:496:49 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:196:19 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:196:19 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:272:27 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 13 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:196:19 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadāpast sunriseRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta24:46 00:4612:46 AM WedVarīyān
KaraṇaBava18:196:19 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:49 06:496:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 151
Day length
10 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:0212:02 PM
Moonset
24:3412:34 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:486:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:486:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:486:48 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:518:51 AM09:319:31 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:219:21 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:254:25 PM18:126:12 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3210:32 PM23:2711:27 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:093:09 AM+128:574:57 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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