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Tuesday 19 December 1939 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:1511:15 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:491:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:491:49 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 55% 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 muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:225:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:196:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3910:39 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:069:06 AM–09:459:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:359:35 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5511:55 AM–13:421:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3610:36 PM–23:3311:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga07:097:09 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Udvega08:228:22 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Cara09:359:35 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Amṛta12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMgood
Kāla13:141:14 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Śubha14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PMgood
Roga15:403:40 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:534:53 PM–18:406:40 PMavoid
Lābha18:406:40 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Udvega20:278:27 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Śubha22:1410:14 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0112:01 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1good
Cara25:481:48 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1neutral
Roga27:353:35 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:235:23 AM+1–31:107:10 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10 AM+1

07:097:09 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:491:49 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 28:024:02 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 20:168:16 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:491:49 PM
Bālavauntil 27:003:00 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:403:40 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī13:491:49 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā28:02 04:024:02 AM WedRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta20:168:16 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava13:491:49 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:10 07:107:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 151
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:1312:13 PM
Moonset
24:5312:53 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:069:06 AM09:459:45 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5511:55 AM13:421:42 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:403:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:225:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:196:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3610:36 PM23:3311:33 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3910:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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