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December 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 27 December 2002 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:596:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:005:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:367:36 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Hasta, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 274° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:295:29 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:555:55 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:009:00 PM–22:3010:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:368:36 AM–09:579:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:249:24 AM–10:0810:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1811:18 AM–12:4012:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5711:57 AM–13:271:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:011:01 PM–13:451:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:223:22 PM–16:444:44 PMYama’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

Cara07:147:14 AM–08:368:36 AMneutral
Lābha08:368:36 AM–09:579:57 AMgood
Amṛta09:579:57 AM–11:1811:18 AMgood
Kāla11:1811:18 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Śubha12:4012:40 PM–14:012:01 PMgood
Roga14:012:01 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Udvega15:223:22 PM–16:444:44 PMavoid
Cara16:444:44 PM–18:056:05 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:056:05 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Kāla19:447:44 PM–21:229:22 PMavoid
Lābha21:229:22 PM–23:0111:01 PMgood
Udvega23:0111:01 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:4012:40 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1good
Amṛta26:192:19 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1good
Cara27:573:57 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1neutral
Roga29:365:36 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:147:14 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:005:00 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 26:392:39 AM+1
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 07:367:36 AM
Śobhanauntil 28:414:41 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:005:00 PM
Taitilauntil 27:573:57 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1811:18 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16 AM+1–25:041:04 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4012:40 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī17:005:00 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta26:39 02:392:39 AM SatCitrā
YogaSaubhāgya07:367:36 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaKaulava17:005:00 PMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra31:15 07:157:15 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 170
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:281:28 AM+1
Moonset
12:5612:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:295:29 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:295:29 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:555:55 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:249:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:368:36 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:249:24 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:249:24 AM10:0810:08 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1811:18 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5711:57 AM13:271:27 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:451:45 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:282:28 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:223:22 PM16:444:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:009:00 PM22:3010:30 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16 AM+125:041:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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