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Thursday 8 December 2005 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:042:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1312:13 AM+1.

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

08:548:54 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 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 kāla24:1012:10 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:027:02 AM–08:158:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • 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
  • Varjya15:003:00 PM–16:324:32 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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–08:158:15 AMgood
Roga08:158:15 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
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 08:548:54 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 21:149:14 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:061:06 PM
Bavauntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Bālavapast 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. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:232:23 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī24:13 00:1312:13 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā08:548:54 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra21:149:14 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:061:06 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:03 07:037:03 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 247
Day length
9 h 49 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:3212:32 PM
Moonset
24:1512:15 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM07:027:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 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 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:003:00 PM16:324:32 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1012:10 AM+125:421:42 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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