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December 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 18 December 1998 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:025:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:426:42 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:555:55 PM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 351° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 351° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1911:19 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:021:02 PM–13:361:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:183:18 PM–17:035:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:265:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:029:02 AM–09:369:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:2812:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PMYama’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

Cara07:197:19 AM–08:248:24 AMneutral
Lābha08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AMgood
Amṛta09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Kāla10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Śubha11:3611:36 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Roga12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Udvega13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PMavoid
Cara14:492:49 PM–15:533:53 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid
Kāla17:495:49 PM–19:457:45 PMavoid
Lābha19:457:45 PM–21:419:41 PMgood
Udvega21:419:41 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Śubha23:3711:37 PM–25:321:32 AM+1good
Amṛta25:321:32 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1good
Cara27:283:28 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1neutral
Roga29:245:24 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20 AM+1

07:197:19 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 30:426:42 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 24:5512:55 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 20:008:00 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 17:555:55 PM
Nāgauntil 30:426:42 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AM
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:575:57 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01 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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3611:36 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 17:575:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  11. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā30:42 06:426:42 AM SatPratipadā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā24:55 00:5512:55 AM SatMūla
YogaŚūla20:008:00 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda17:555:55 PMNāga
VāraŚukravāra31:20 07:207:20 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 700
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
31:077:07 AM+1
Moonset
15:423:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:029:02 AM09:369:36 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1911:19 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:2812:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:021:02 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:451:45 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:102:10 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:183:18 PM17:035:03 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:575:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:244:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:265:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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