Thursday 31 December 2026 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:076:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:036:03 PM.

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Noon 12:5812:58 PMSun 79° above N

At sunrise

05:475:47 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

05:595:59 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:085:08 AM
  • Abhijit12:2912:29 PM–13:271:27 PM
  • Vijaya15:223:22 PM–16:194:19 PM
  • Amṛta kāla15:353:35 PM–17:135:13 PM
  • Godhūli20:098:09 PM–20:288:28 PM

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:475:47 AM–07:357:35 AM
  • Gulika09:229:22 AM–11:1011:10 AM
  • Durmuhūrta10:3410:34 AM–11:3211:32 AM
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:334:33 PM
  • Durmuhūrta16:194:19 PM–17:165:16 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. Śubhagood05:475:47 AM–07:357:35 AM
  2. Rogaavoid07:357:35 AM–09:229:22 AM
  3. Udvegaavoid09:229:22 AM–11:1011:10 AM
  4. Caraneutral11:1011:10 AM–12:5812:58 PM
  5. Lābhagood12:5812:58 PM–14:462:46 PM
  6. Amṛtagood14:462:46 PM–16:334:33 PM
  7. Kālaavoid16:334:33 PM–18:216:21 PM
  8. Śubhagood18:216:21 PM–20:098:09 PM

Night · sunset to sunrise

  1. Amṛtagood20:098:09 PM–21:219:21 PM
  2. Caraneutral21:219:21 PM–22:3410:34 PM
  3. Rogaavoid22:3410:34 PM–23:4611:46 PM
  4. Kālaavoid23:4611:46 PM–24:5812:58 AM+1
  5. Lābhagood24:5812:58 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1
  6. Udvegaavoid26:112:11 AM+1–27:233:23 AM+1
  7. Śubhagood27:233:23 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1
  8. Amṛtagood28:354:35 AM+1–29:485:48 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.

05:475:47 AM sunrise20:098:09 PM sunsetsunrise 29:485:48 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:036:03 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 21:449:44 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 17:575:57 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 05:595:59 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:036:03 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2912:29 PM–13:271:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:334:33 PM
Pradoṣa 20:098:09 PM–21:269:26 PM
Niśītha 24:3412:34 AM+1–25:221:22 AM+1
  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:271:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:334:33 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 22 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:269:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:221:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī18:036:03 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta21:449:44 PMCitrā
YogaŚobhana17:575:57 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava05:595:59 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:48 05:485:48 AM FriŚukravāra

Windows

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:304:30 AM05:475:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā04:494:49 AM05:475:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla05:475:47 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa05:475:47 AM07:357:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgava08:398:39 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika09:229:22 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrta10:3410:34 AM11:3211:32 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijit12:2912:29 PM13:271:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna12:3412:34 PM13:221:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇa14:242:24 PM17:165:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM16:334:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijaya15:223:22 PM16:194:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla15:353:35 PM17:135:13 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrta16:194:19 PM17:165:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna17:165:16 PM20:098:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa20:098:09 PM21:269:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli20:098:09 PM20:288:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:098:09 PM21:079:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha24:3412:34 AM+125:221:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 940
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Day length
14 h 22 m
Moonrise
24:5012:50 AM+1
Moonset
13:211:21 PM
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