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December 1988 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 26 December 1988 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 13:301:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:302:30 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:247:24 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:501:50 PM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 215° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 215° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:247:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–11:5811:58 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:061:06 PM–13:411:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:583:58 PM–16:284:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:583:58 PM–17:305:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:288:28 AM–09:329:32 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3610:36 AM–11:4111:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:3212:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4512:45 PM–13:491:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:411:41 PM–14:152:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:453:45+1 AM–29:305:30+1 AMa 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

Amṛta07:247:24 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Kāla08:288:28 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Śubha09:329:32 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Roga10:3610:36 AM–11:4111:41 AMavoid
Udvega11:4111:41 AM–12:4512:45 PMavoid
Cara12:4512:45 PM–13:491:49 PMneutral
Lābha13:491:49 PM–14:532:53 PMgood
Amṛta14:532:53 PM–15:583:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:583:58 PM–17:535:53 PMneutral
Roga17:535:53 PM–19:497:49 PMavoid
Kāla19:497:49 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Lābha21:459:45 PM–23:4111:41 PMgood
Udvega23:4111:41 PM–25:371:37+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:371:37+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:323:32+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Cara29:285:28+1 AM–31:247:24+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:247:24 AM to 31:247:24+1 AM

07:247:24 AM sunrise15:583:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 14:302:30 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 13:501:50 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 18:036:03 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:302:30 PM
Bavauntil 27:143:14+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:288:28 AM–09:329:32 AM
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–11:5811:58 AM
Pradoṣa 15:583:58 PM–18:016:01 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+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. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:329:32 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5811:58 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  5. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:016:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā14:302:30 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraPuṣya13:501:50 PMĀśleṣā
YogaVaidhṛti18:036:03 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:302:30 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:24 07:247:24 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 056
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:027:02 PM
Moonset
09:379:37 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:247:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:247:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:247:24 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM11:4111:41 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:3212:32 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3212:32 PM14:152:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4512:45 PM13:491:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:061:06 PM13:411:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:411:41 PM14:152:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:152:15 PM15:583:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:583:58 PM18:016:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:583:58 PM16:284:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:583:58 PM17:305:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:453:45+1 AM29:305:30+1 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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