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Thursday 12 December 2002 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:216:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:248:24 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:248:24 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM–06:086:08 AM
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:1712:17 PM
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:152:15 PM
  • Godhūli16:514:51 PM–17:205:20 PM

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:057:05 AM–08:188:18 AM
  • Gulika09:319:31 AM–10:4510:45 AM
  • Durmuhūrta10:2010:20 AM–10:5910:59 AM
  • Rāhu kāla13:111:11 PM–14:242:24 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:152:15 PM–14:542:54 PM
  • Varjya21:399:39 PM–23:2711:27 PM

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

Śubha07:057:05 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Roga08:188:18 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Udvega09:319:31 AM–10:4510:45 AMavoid
Cara10:4510:45 AM–11:5811:58 AMneutral
Lābha11:5811:58 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Amṛta13:111:11 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Kāla14:242:24 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Śubha15:383:38 PM–16:514:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:514:51 PM–18:386:38 PMgood
Cara18:386:38 PM–20:258:25 PMneutral
Roga20:258:25 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Kāla22:1110:11 PM–23:5811:58 PMavoid
Lābha23:5811:58 PM–25:451:45 AM+1good
Udvega25:451:45 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:323:32 AM+1–29:195:19 AM+1good
Amṛta29:195:19 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:057:05 AM sunrise16:514:51 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:248:24 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 10:5410:54 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 17:575:57 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:248:24 AM
Bālavauntil 21:359:35 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:111:11 PM–14:242:24 PM
Pradoṣa 16:514:51 PM–18:456:45 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:242:24 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:456:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:248:24 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā10:5410:54 AMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi17:575:57 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava08:248:24 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:05 07:057:05 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 155
Day length
9 h 46 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:5912:59 PM
Moonset
24:5212:52 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:115:11 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:057:05 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa07:057:05 AM08:188:18 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgava09:029:02 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika09:319:31 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrta10:2010:20 AM10:5910:59 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:3811:38 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa12:5612:56 PM14:542:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla13:111:11 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijaya13:361:36 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:152:15 PM14:542:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna14:542:54 PM16:514:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:514:51 PM18:456:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:514:51 PM17:205:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:514:51 PM18:166:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya21:399:39 PM23:2711:27 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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