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December 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 23 December 1956 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 02:542:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5612:56 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:507:50 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:511:51 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 257° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 61% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 257° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:495:49 AM–06:496:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:196:19 AM–07:507:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:208:20 AM–09:509:50 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:404:40 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:404:40 PM–18:116:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:256:25 AM+1–31:577:57 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1512:15 PM–13:211:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:272:27 PM–15:333:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:293:29 PM–16:044:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:333:33 PM–16:404:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:139:13 PM–22:4510:45 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

Udvega07:507:50 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Cara08:568:56 AM–10:0210:02 AMneutral
Lābha10:0210:02 AM–11:0911:09 AMgood
Amṛta11:0911:09 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Kāla12:1512:15 PM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Śubha13:211:21 PM–14:272:27 PMgood
Roga14:272:27 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Udvega15:333:33 PM–16:404:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:404:40 PM–18:336:33 PMgood
Amṛta18:336:33 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Cara20:278:27 PM–22:2110:21 PMneutral
Roga22:2110:21 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1512:15 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:092:09 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1good
Udvega28:034:03 AM+1–29:575:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:575:57 AM+1–31:507:50 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:507:50 AM to 31:507:50 AM+1

07:507:50 AM sunrise16:404:40 PM sunsetsunrise 31:507:50 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 24:5612:56 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 14:202:20 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 22:1110:11 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:511:51 PM
Bavauntil 24:5612:56 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:333:33 PM–16:404:40 PM
Pradoṣa 16:404:40 PM–18:416:41 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. SunriseSaptamī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:404:40 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:416:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī24:56 00:5612:56 AM MonAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī14:202:20 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaĀyuṣmān22:1110:11 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:511:51 PMBava
VāraRavivāra31:50 07:507:50 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 365
Day length
8 h 49 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:5411:54 PM
Moonset
11:1511:15 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:495:49 AM07:507:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:495:49 AM06:496:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:196:19 AM07:507:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:507:50 AM09:369:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:208:20 AM09:509:50 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:369:36 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM14:542:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:542:54 PM16:404:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:293:29 PM16:044:04 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:333:33 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:404:40 PM18:416:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:404:40 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:404:40 PM18:116:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:139:13 PM22:4510:45 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:256:25 AM+131:577:57 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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