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Monday 20 December 2027 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:046:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:234:23+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:218:21 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:115:11 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 268° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:266:26 AM–07:237:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:556:55 AM–08:218:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5112:51 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:428:42 PM–22:1410:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:339:33 AM–10:4610:46 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3111:31 AM–13:021:02 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5811:58 AM–13:101:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:301:30 PM–14:082:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:232:23 PM–15:353:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:044:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta08:218:21 AM–09:339:33 AMgood
Kāla09:339:33 AM–10:4610:46 AMavoid
Śubha10:4610:46 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Roga11:5811:58 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Udvega13:101:10 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Cara14:232:23 PM–15:353:35 PMneutral
Lābha15:353:35 PM–16:474:47 PMgood
Amṛta16:474:47 PM–18:006:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:006:00 PM–19:477:47 PMneutral
Roga19:477:47 PM–21:359:35 PMavoid
Kāla21:359:35 PM–23:2311:23 PMavoid
Lābha23:2311:23 PM–25:111:11+1 AMgood
Udvega25:111:11+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:582:58+1 AM–28:464:46+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:464:46+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMgood
Cara30:346:34+1 AM–32:218:21+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:218:21 AM to 32:218:21+1 AM

08:218:21 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 32:218:21+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:234:23+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 27:353:35+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 20:268:26 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:115:11 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:234:23+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:339:33 AM–10:4610:46 AM
Abhijit 12:5112:51 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 24:4712:47+1 AM–25:351:35+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 10:4610:46 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:351:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī28:23 04:234:23 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī27:35 03:353:35 AM TueHasta
YogaĀyuṣmān20:268:26 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava17:115:11 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra32:21 08:218:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 294
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
25:391:39+1 AM
Moonset
12:4812:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:266:26 AM08:218:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:266:26 AM07:237:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:556:55 AM08:218:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:218:21 AM10:1710:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:339:33 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1710:17 AM12:1212:12 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3111:31 AM13:021:02 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:301:30 PM14:082:08 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:082:08 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:232:23 PM15:353:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:044:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:428:42 PM22:1410:14 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4712:47+1 AM25:351:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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