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Sunday 19 December 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:3410:34 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:569:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:117:11 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:569:56 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 97° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:255:25 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:545:54 PM–19:317:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:207:20 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya08:098:09 AM–09:479:47 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3612:36 PM–13:571:57 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:183:18 PM–16:404:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:344:34 PM–17:185:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:404:40 PM–18:016:01 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

Udvega07:117:11 AM–08:328:32 AMavoid
Cara08:328:32 AM–09:539:53 AMneutral
Lābha09:539:53 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Amṛta11:1511:15 AM–12:3612:36 PMgood
Kāla12:3612:36 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Śubha13:571:57 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Roga15:183:18 PM–16:404:40 PMavoid
Udvega16:404:40 PM–18:016:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:016:01 PM–19:407:40 PMgood
Amṛta19:407:40 PM–21:199:19 PMgood
Cara21:199:19 PM–22:5710:57 PMneutral
Roga22:5710:57 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:3612:36+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:152:15+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMgood
Udvega27:543:54+1 AM–29:325:32+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:325:32+1 AM–31:117:11+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:117:11+1 AM

07:117:11 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 09:569:56 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 22:4610:46 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 15:313:31 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:569:56 AM
Bālavauntil 21:539:53 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:404:40 PM–18:016:01 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12+1 AM–25:001:00+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:016:01 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī09:569:56 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā22:4610:46 PMRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta15:313:31 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava09:569:56 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:11 07:117:11 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 893
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:111:11 PM
Moonset
25:341:34+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:255:25 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:255:25 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:098:09 AM09:479:47 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3612:36 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:183:18 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:344:34 PM17:185:18 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:404:40 PM18:016:01 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:545:54 PM19:317:31 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:207:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12+1 AM25:001:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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