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Saturday 20 December 2008 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Navamī

Śanivāra. Navamī began at 06:366:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:197:19+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:457:45 AM

Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:536:53 PM

Taitila gives way to Gara.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 279° ahead of it, in Hasta, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 279° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:485:48 AM–06:466:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:176:17 AM–07:457:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0612:06 PM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:335:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:326:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4412:44+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:457:45 AM–08:558:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:457:45 AM–08:228:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:228:22 AM–09:009:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0510:05 AM–11:1511:15 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:341:34 PM–14:442:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:382:38 PM–16:194:19 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

Kāla07:457:45 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Śubha08:558:55 AM–10:0510:05 AMgood
Roga10:0510:05 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Udvega11:1511:15 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Cara12:2412:24 PM–13:341:34 PMneutral
Lābha13:341:34 PM–14:442:44 PMgood
Amṛta14:442:44 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Kāla15:543:54 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:045:04 PM–18:546:54 PMgood
Udvega18:546:54 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Śubha20:448:44 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Amṛta22:3410:34 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMgood
Cara24:2512:25+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMneutral
Roga26:152:15+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:054:05+1 AM–29:555:55+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:555:55+1 AM–31:467:46+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:457:45 AM to 31:467:46+1 AM

07:457:45 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 31:467:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Navamīuntil 31:197:19+1 AM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 31:037:03+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 21:259:25 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 18:536:53 PM
Garauntil 31:197:19+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0510:05 AM–11:1511:15 AM
Abhijit 12:0612:06 PM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–19:017:01 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1511:15 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:017:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Navamī31:19 07:197:19 AM SunDaśamī
NakṣatraHasta31:03 07:037:03 AM SunCitrā
YogaSaubhāgya21:259:25 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaTaitila18:536:53 PMGara
VāraŚanivāra31:46 07:467:46 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 355
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:511:51+1 AM
Moonset
12:2512:25 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:485:48 AM07:457:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:485:48 AM06:466:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:176:17 AM07:457:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:457:45 AM09:379:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:457:45 AM08:558:55 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:457:45 AM08:228:22 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:228:22 AM09:009:00 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:379:37 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:341:34 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:382:38 PM16:194:19 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM19:017:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:335:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:326:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4412:44+1 AM26:252:25+1 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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