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Thursday 31 December 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:073:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:033:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:572:57 PM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

13:161:16 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:161:16 PM
At noon, 13:161:16 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Hasta, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:316:31 AM–07:287:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:596:59 AM–08:258:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:3512:35 PM–14:132:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:5612:56 PM–13:351:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:532:53 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:356:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:258:25 AM–09:389:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5110:51 AM–12:0312:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3911:39 AM–12:1812:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:292:29 PM–15:413:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:313:31 PM–16:104:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:093:09 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1a 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

Śubha08:258:25 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Roga09:389:38 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Udvega10:5110:51 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Cara12:0312:03 PM–13:161:16 PMneutral
Lābha13:161:16 PM–14:292:29 PMgood
Amṛta14:292:29 PM–15:413:41 PMgood
Kāla15:413:41 PM–16:544:54 PMavoid
Śubha16:544:54 PM–18:066:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:066:06 PM–19:547:54 PMgood
Cara19:547:54 PM–21:419:41 PMneutral
Roga21:419:41 PM–23:2911:29 PMavoid
Kāla23:2911:29 PM–25:161:16 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:161:16 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1good
Udvega27:033:03 AM+1–28:514:51 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:514:51 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1good
Amṛta30:386:38 AM+1–32:258:25 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:258:25 AM to 32:258:25 AM+1

08:258:25 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 32:258:25 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:033:03 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 18:446:44 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 14:572:57 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:033:03 PM
Taitilauntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5612:56 PM–13:351:35 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:292:29 PM–15:413:41 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 24:5212:52 AM+1–25:401:40 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. AbhijitUntil 13:351:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:413:41 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 41 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:401:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī15:033:03 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta18:446:44 PMCitrā
YogaŚobhana14:572:57 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava15:033:03 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra32:25 08:258:25 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 940
Day length
9 h 41 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
26:262:26 AM+1
Moonset
12:5012:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:316:31 AM08:258:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:316:31 AM07:287:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:596:59 AM08:258:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:258:25 AM10:2110:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2110:21 AM12:1812:18 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:1812:18 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:3512:35 PM14:132:13 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5212:52 PM13:401:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5612:56 PM13:351:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:142:14 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:292:29 PM15:413:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:532:53 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:313:31 PM16:104:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:356:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5212:52 AM+125:401:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:093:09 AM+128:504:50 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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