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December 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 23 December 2001 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:121:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:363:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:363:36 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Mūla 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 muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:545:54 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:262:26 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:034:03 PM–17:505:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3812:38 PM–13:591:59 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:203:20 PM–16:424:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:364:36 PM–17:195:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:424:42 PM–18:036:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega07:137:13 AM–08:348:34 AMavoid
Cara08:348:34 AM–09:559:55 AMneutral
Lābha09:559:55 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Amṛta11:1611:16 AM–12:3812:38 PMgood
Kāla12:3812:38 PM–13:591:59 PMavoid
Śubha13:591:59 PM–15:203:20 PMgood
Roga15:203:20 PM–16:424:42 PMavoid
Udvega16:424:42 PM–18:036:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:036:03 PM–19:427:42 PMgood
Amṛta19:427:42 PM–21:209:20 PMgood
Cara21:209:20 PM–22:5910:59 PMneutral
Roga22:5910:59 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:3812:38 AM+1–26:172:17 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:172:17 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1good
Udvega27:563:56 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:345:34 AM+1–31:137:13 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:137:13 AM+1

07:137:13 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:363:36 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 21:249:24 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 31:107:10 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:363:36 PM
Bālavauntil 28:414:41 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:424:42 PM–18:036:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14 AM+1–25:021:02 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:036:03 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:363:36 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā21:249:24 PMRevatī
YogaVarīyān31:10 07:107:10 AM MonParigha
KaraṇaBava15:363:36 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:13 07:137:13 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 801
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:081:08 PM
Moonset
25:221:22 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:545:54 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:239:23 AM11:3311:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM13:591:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:262:26 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:203:20 PM16:424:42 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:034:03 PM17:505:50 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:364:36 PM17:195:19 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:424:42 PM18:036:03 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14 AM+125:021:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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