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Saturday 6 December 2008 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:3312:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:061:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:007:00 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:061:06 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Pūrva 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 muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:355:35 AM–07:007:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:085:08 PM–18:476:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:007:00 AM–08:148:14 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:007:00 AM–07:407:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya07:157:15 AM–08:548:54 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta07:407:40 AM–08:198:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:289:28 AM–10:4210:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:091:09 PM–14:232:23 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla07:007:00 AM–08:148:14 AMavoid
Śubha08:148:14 AM–09:289:28 AMgood
Roga09:289:28 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Udvega10:4210:42 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Cara11:5511:55 AM–13:091:09 PMneutral
Lābha13:091:09 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Amṛta14:232:23 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Kāla15:373:37 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:504:50 PM–18:376:37 PMgood
Udvega18:376:37 PM–20:238:23 PMavoid
Śubha20:238:23 PM–22:0910:09 PMgood
Amṛta22:0910:09 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Cara23:5611:56 PM–25:421:42+1 AMneutral
Roga25:421:42+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:283:28+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:155:15+1 AM–31:017:01+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:007:00 AM to 31:017:01+1 AM

07:007:00 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:061:06 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 25:221:22+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 17:425:42 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:061:06 PM
Bālavauntil 25:031:03+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:289:28 AM–10:4210:42 AM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+1 AM

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4210:42 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī13:061:06 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā25:22 01:221:22 AM SunUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra17:425:42 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava13:061:06 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra31:01 07:017:01 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 341
Day length
9 h 50 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:2612:26 PM
Moonset
24:4812:48+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM07:007:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:355:35 AM07:007:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:007:00 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:007:00 AM08:148:14 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:007:00 AM07:407:40 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:157:15 AM08:548:54 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:407:40 AM08:198:19 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM14:522:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:522:52 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:085:08 PM18:476:47 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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