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December 1953 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 13 December 1953 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:287:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:295:29+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:437:43 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:248:24 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 87° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:436:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:136:13 AM–07:437:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:364:36 PM–17:065:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:364:36 PM–18:076:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:427:42 PM–21:129:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya10:3610:36 AM–12:0712:07 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1012:10 PM–13:161:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:232:23 PM–15:293:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:004:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:293:29 PM–16:364:36 PMRāhu’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

Udvega07:437:43 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Cara08:508:50 AM–09:579:57 AMneutral
Lābha09:579:57 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Amṛta11:0311:03 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:161:16 PMavoid
Śubha13:161:16 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Roga14:232:23 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Udvega15:293:29 PM–16:364:36 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:364:36 PM–18:296:29 PMgood
Amṛta18:296:29 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Cara20:238:23 PM–22:1710:17 PMneutral
Roga22:1710:17 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:1012:10+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:042:04+1 AM–27:573:57+1 AMgood
Udvega27:573:57+1 AM–29:515:51+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:515:51+1 AM–31:447:44+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:437:43 AM to 31:447:44+1 AM

07:437:43 AM sunrise16:364:36 PM sunsetsunrise 31:447:44+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 29:295:29+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 27:163:16+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 08:248:24 AM
Siddhiuntil 29:345:34+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:306:30 PM
Bavauntil 29:295:29+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:293:29 PM–16:364:36 PM
Pradoṣa 16:364:36 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:364:36 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 52 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī29:29 05:295:29 AM MonNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā27:16 03:163:16 AM MonUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra08:248:24 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:306:30 PMBava
VāraRavivāra31:44 07:447:44 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2010
Śaka
1875
Kali
5054
Ahargaṇa
1 846 259
Day length
8 h 52 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:0312:03 PM
Moonset
24:2612:26+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:437:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:436:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:136:13 AM07:437:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:437:43 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3610:36 AM12:0712:07 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:161:16 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM14:492:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:232:23 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:492:49 PM16:364:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:004:00 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:293:29 PM16:364:36 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:364:36 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:364:36 PM17:065:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:364:36 PM18:076:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:427:42 PM21:129:12 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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