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Sunday 7 December 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:053:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:111:11 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:128:12 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5111:51 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, 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 muhūrta06:186:18 AM–07:157:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:466:46 AM–08:128:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4512:45 PM–13:241:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:003:00 AM+1–28:314:31 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:041:04 PM–14:172:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:303:30 PM–16:444:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:394:39 PM–17:185:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:444:44 PM–17:575:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:555:55 PM–19:267:26 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

Udvega08:128:12 AM–09:259:25 AMavoid
Cara09:259:25 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Amṛta11:5111:51 AM–13:041:04 PMgood
Kāla13:041:04 PM–14:172:17 PMavoid
Śubha14:172:17 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Roga15:303:30 PM–16:444:44 PMavoid
Udvega16:444:44 PM–17:575:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:575:57 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Amṛta19:447:44 PM–21:319:31 PMgood
Cara21:319:31 PM–23:1811:18 PMneutral
Roga23:1811:18 PM–25:051:05 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:051:05 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:522:52 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1good
Udvega28:394:39 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha30:266:26 AM+1–32:138:13 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:128:12 AM to 32:138:13 AM+1

08:128:12 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:138:13 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:111:11 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 11:5111:51 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 25:471:47 AM+1
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:092:09 PM
Bavauntil 25:111:11 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4512:45 PM–13:241:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:444:44 PM–17:575:57 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41 AM+1–25:291:29 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:241:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:575:57 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:11 01:111:11 AM MonNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā11:5111:51 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra25:47 01:471:47 AM MonSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:092:09 PMBava
VāraRavivāra32:13 08:138:13 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 324
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:331:33 PM
Moonset
25:241:24 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:186:18 AM08:128:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:186:18 AM07:157:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:466:46 AM08:128:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:128:12 AM10:0910:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0910:09 AM12:0612:06 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:241:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:172:17 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:303:30 PM16:444:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:394:39 PM17:185:18 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:444:44 PM17:575:57 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:555:55 PM19:267:26 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41 AM+125:291:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:003:00 AM+128:314:31 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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