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Tuesday 15 December 1942 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:123:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:332:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:467:46 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3010:30 AM

Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta05:565:56 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:236:23 AM–07:467:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3212:32 PM–13:131:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:056:05+1 AM–31:437:43+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:489:48 AM–10:2910:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1910:19 AM–11:3611:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:5212:52 PM–14:092:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:263:26 PM–16:434:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:188:18 PM–21:569:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:3011:30 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMan 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

Roga07:467:46 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Udvega09:029:02 AM–10:1910:19 AMavoid
Cara10:1910:19 AM–11:3611:36 AMneutral
Lābha11:3611:36 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Amṛta12:5212:52 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Kāla14:092:09 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Śubha15:263:26 PM–16:434:43 PMgood
Roga16:434:43 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:595:59 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Lābha19:437:43 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Udvega21:269:26 PM–23:0911:09 PMavoid
Śubha23:0911:09 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:5312:53+1 AM–26:362:36+1 AMgood
Cara26:362:36+1 AM–28:204:20+1 AMneutral
Roga28:204:20+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMavoid
Kāla30:036:03+1 AM–31:467:46+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:467:46 AM to 31:467:46+1 AM

07:467:46 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:467:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:332:33 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 10:3010:30 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 11:3211:32 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:332:33 PM
Bālavauntil 26:282:28+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3212:32 PM–13:131:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:263:26 PM–16:434:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29+1 AM–25:171:17+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:131:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:434:43 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 13 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī14:332:33 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā10:3010:30 AMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi11:3211:32 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava14:332:33 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:46 07:467:46 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1999
Śaka
1864
Kali
5043
Ahargaṇa
1 842 243
Day length
10 h 13 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:311:31 PM
Moonset
25:411:41+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:565:56 AM07:467:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:565:56 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:236:23 AM07:467:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:467:46 AM09:489:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:489:48 AM11:5111:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:489:48 AM10:2910:29 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1910:19 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:131:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:263:26 PM16:434:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:188:18 PM21:569:56 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3011:30 PM24:2512:25+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29+1 AM25:171:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:056:05+1 AM31:437:43+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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