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Thursday 9 December 1971 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:316:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:418:41 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:027:02 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5812:58 PM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 266° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 266° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–07:027:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:514:51 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:514:51 PM–18:166:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:546:54 PM–20:408:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:027:02 AM–08:168:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:188:18 AM–10:0410:04 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:299:29 AM–10:4310:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1810:18 AM–10:5710:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:101:10 PM–14:232:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:532:53 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

Śubha07:027:02 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Roga08:168:16 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Udvega09:299:29 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Cara10:4310:43 AM–11:5611:56 AMneutral
Lābha11:5611:56 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Amṛta13:101:10 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Kāla14:232:23 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Śubha15:373:37 PM–16:514:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:514:51 PM–18:376:37 PMgood
Cara18:376:37 PM–20:248:24 PMneutral
Roga20:248:24 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Kāla22:1010:10 PM–23:5711:57 PMavoid
Lābha23:5711:57 PM–25:431:43 AM+1good
Udvega25:431:43 AM+1–27:303:30 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:303:30 AM+1–29:165:16 AM+1good
Amṛta29:165:16 AM+1–31:037:03 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:027:02 AM to 31:037:03 AM+1

07:027:02 AM sunrise16:514:51 PM sunsetsunrise 31:037:03 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 25:581:58 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 12:5812:58 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 19:327:32 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:101:10 PM–14:232:23 PM
Pradoṣa 16:514:51 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:232:23 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 48 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamīpast sunriseNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī25:58 01:581:58 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha12:5812:58 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBālava19:327:32 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:03 07:037:03 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 829
Day length
9 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:0612:06 AM+1
Moonset
11:5711:57 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM07:027:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM07:027:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:027:02 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:027:02 AM08:168:16 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:188:18 AM10:0410:04 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1810:18 AM10:5710:57 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:532:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM14:532:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:532:53 PM16:514:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:514:51 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:514:51 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:514:51 PM18:166:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:546:54 PM20:408:40 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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