Thursday 17 December 2026 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:164:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:564:56 AM+1.

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At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

Next boundary

16:434:43 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:015:01 AM
  • Abhijit12:2212:22 PM–13:201:20 PM
  • Amṛta kāla12:3212:32 PM–14:132:13 PM
  • Vijaya15:153:15 PM–16:134:13 PM
  • Godhūli20:038:03 PM–20:228:22 PM

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:395:39 AM–07:277:27 AM
  • Gulika09:159:15 AM–11:0311:03 AM
  • Durmuhūrta10:2710:27 AM–11:2511:25 AM
  • Rāhu kāla14:392:39 PM–16:274:27 PM
  • Durmuhūrta16:134:13 PM–17:105:10 PM

Choghaḍiyā

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

  1. Śubhagood05:395:39 AM–07:277:27 AM
  2. Rogaavoid07:277:27 AM–09:159:15 AM
  3. Udvegaavoid09:159:15 AM–11:0311:03 AM
  4. Caraneutral11:0311:03 AM–12:5112:51 PM
  5. Lābhagood12:5112:51 PM–14:392:39 PM
  6. Amṛtagood14:392:39 PM–16:274:27 PM
  7. Kālaavoid16:274:27 PM–18:156:15 PM
  8. Śubhagood18:156:15 PM–20:038:03 PM

Night · sunset to sunrise

  1. Amṛtagood20:038:03 PM–21:159:15 PM
  2. Caraneutral21:159:15 PM–22:2710:27 PM
  3. Rogaavoid22:2710:27 PM–23:3911:39 PM
  4. Kālaavoid23:3911:39 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1
  5. Lābhagood24:5112:51 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1
  6. Udvegaavoid26:032:03 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1
  7. Śubhagood27:153:15 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1
  8. Amṛtagood28:284:28 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1

Sunrise to sunrise

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.

05:395:39 AM sunrise20:038:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:564:56 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 21:019:01 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 18:526:52 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:434:43 PM
Bavauntil 28:564:56 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2212:22 PM–13:201:20 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:392:39 PM–16:274:27 PM
Pradoṣa 20:038:03 PM–21:209:20 PM
Niśītha 24:2712:27 AM+1–25:151:15 AM+1
  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:201:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:274:27 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 24 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:209:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:151:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī28:56 04:564:56 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā21:019:01 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi18:526:52 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:434:43 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:40 05:405:40 AM FriŚukravāra

Windows

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:224:22 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā04:424:42 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla05:395:39 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa05:395:39 AM07:277:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgava08:328:32 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika09:159:15 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrta10:2710:27 AM11:2511:25 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijit12:2212:22 PM13:201:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna12:2712:27 PM13:151:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kāla12:3212:32 PM14:132:13 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇa14:172:17 PM17:105:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla14:392:39 PM16:274:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijaya15:153:15 PM16:134:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta16:134:13 PM17:105:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna17:105:10 PM20:038:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa20:038:03 PM21:209:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli20:038:03 PM20:228:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:038:03 PM21:019:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha24:2712:27 AM+125:151:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 926
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Day length
14 h 24 m
Moonrise
12:4412:44 PM
Moonset
24:5512:55 AM+1
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