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

Monday 28 December 1953 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:276:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:009:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:527:52 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

21:009:00 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Hasta, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:505:50 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM–07:527:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:135:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:146:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:549:54 PM–23:4211:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:588:58 AM–10:0410:04 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0711:07 AM–12:5512:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1111:11 AM–12:1712:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3512:35 PM–13:101:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:241:24 PM–14:302:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:212:21 PM–14:562:56 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

Amṛta07:527:52 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Kāla08:588:58 AM–10:0410:04 AMavoid
Śubha10:0410:04 AM–11:1111:11 AMgood
Roga11:1111:11 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Udvega12:1712:17 PM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Cara13:241:24 PM–14:302:30 PMneutral
Lābha14:302:30 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Amṛta15:363:36 PM–16:434:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:434:43 PM–18:366:36 PMneutral
Roga18:366:36 PM–20:308:30 PMavoid
Kāla20:308:30 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Lābha22:2410:24 PM–24:1712:17+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1712:17+1 AM–26:112:11+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:112:11+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:054:05+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMgood
Cara29:585:58+1 AM–31:527:52+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:527:52 AM to 31:527:52+1 AM

07:527:52 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 31:527:52+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:009:00 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 28:394:39+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 27:383:38+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 21:009:00 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:588:58 AM–10:0410:04 AM
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41+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 10:0410:04 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 51 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī21:009:00 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta28:39 04:394:39 AM TueCitrā
YogaŚobhana27:38 03:383:38 AM TueAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava21:009:00 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:52 07:527:52 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2010
Śaka
1875
Kali
5054
Ahargaṇa
1 846 274
Day length
8 h 51 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:191:19+1 AM
Moonset
11:3811:38 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:505:50 AM07:527:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:505:50 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:216:21 AM07:527:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:527:52 AM09:389:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:0410:04 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:389:38 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0711:07 AM12:5512:55 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:101:10 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:302:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:461:46 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:212:21 PM14:562:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:135:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:146:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:549:54 PM23:4211:42 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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