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December 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 4 December 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:5510:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4612:46+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:108:10 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3211:32 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:166:16 AM–07:137:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:446:44 AM–08:108:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4412:44 PM–13:231:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:203:20 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

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:239:23 AM–10:3610:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5011:50 AM–13:031:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:231:23 PM–14:022:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:172:17 PM–15:303:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:203:20 PM–15:593:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:559:55 PM–23:3911:39 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

Amṛta08:108:10 AM–09:239:23 AMgood
Kāla09:239:23 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Śubha10:3610:36 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Roga11:5011:50 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Udvega13:031:03 PM–14:172:17 PMavoid
Cara14:172:17 PM–15:303:30 PMneutral
Lābha15:303:30 PM–16:434:43 PMgood
Amṛta16:434:43 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:575:57 PM–19:437:43 PMneutral
Roga19:437:43 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Kāla21:309:30 PM–23:1711:17 PMavoid
Lābha23:1711:17 PM–25:041:04+1 AMgood
Udvega25:041:04+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:502:50+1 AM–28:374:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:374:37+1 AM–30:246:24+1 AMgood
Cara30:246:24+1 AM–32:108:10+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:108:10 AM to 32:108:10+1 AM

08:108:10 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:108:10+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:4612:46+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 15:003:00 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 11:3211:32 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:5511:55 AM
Bavauntil 24:4612:46+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:239:23 AM–10:3610:36 AM
Abhijit 12:4412:44 PM–13:231:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 24:4012:40+1 AM–25:281:28+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3610:36 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:231:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:281:28+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī24:46 00:4612:46 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā15:003:00 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa11:3211:32 AMVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:5511:55 AMBava
VāraSomavāra32:10 08:108:10 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 417
Day length
9 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:591:59 PM
Moonset
25:171:17+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:166:16 AM08:108:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:166:16 AM07:137:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:446:44 AM08:108:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:108:10 AM10:0710:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:239:23 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0710:07 AM12:0412:04 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:231:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:231:23 PM14:022:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:172:17 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:203:20 PM15:593:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:559:55 PM23:3911:39 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4012:40+1 AM25:281:28+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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