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Tuesday 23 December 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Navamī

Maṅgalavāra. Navamī began at 17:055:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:397:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:486:48 AM

Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:242:24 PM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 285° ahead of it, in Hasta, 37% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 285° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–05:595:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:486:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:397:39 AM–09:279:27 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:099:09 AM–09:569:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4012:40 PM–14:072:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:1811:18 PM–25:051:05+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2611:26 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMan 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

Roga06:486:48 AM–08:168:16 AMavoid
Udvega08:168:16 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Cara09:449:44 AM–11:1211:12 AMneutral
Lābha11:1211:12 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Amṛta12:4012:40 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Kāla14:072:07 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Śubha15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMgood
Roga17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:316:31 PM–20:038:03 PMavoid
Lābha20:038:03 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Udvega21:359:35 PM–23:0811:08 PMavoid
Śubha23:0811:08 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:4012:40+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMgood
Cara26:122:12+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMneutral
Roga27:443:44+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:165:16+1 AM–30:496:49+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49+1 AM

06:486:48 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:496:49+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Navamīuntil 19:397:39 PM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 14:242:24 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 24:5012:50+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 19:397:39 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. SunriseNavamī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:035:03 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Navamī19:397:39 PMDaśamī
NakṣatraHasta14:242:24 PMCitrā
YogaŚobhana24:50 00:5012:50 AM WedAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaGara19:397:39 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:49 06:496:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 340
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
26:052:05+1 AM
Moonset
13:361:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:486:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:486:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:486:48 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:397:39 AM09:279:27 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:099:09 AM09:569:56 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4012:40 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:353:35 PM17:035:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1811:18 PM25:051:05+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2611:26 PM24:1512:15+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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