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Friday 18 December 2026 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Navamī

Śukravāra. Navamī began at 01:561:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:451:45 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:447:44 AM

Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:571:57 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 101° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 60% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 101° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:456:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:447:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:441:44 PM–15:233:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:548:54 AM–10:0410:04 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:369:36 AM–10:1310:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1311:13 AM–12:2312:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4212:42 PM–13:191:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:432:43 PM–15:533:53 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:346:34 AM+1–32:108:10 AM+1a 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

Cara07:447:44 AM–08:548:54 AMneutral
Lābha08:548:54 AM–10:0410:04 AMgood
Amṛta10:0410:04 AM–11:1311:13 AMgood
Kāla11:1311:13 AM–12:2312:23 PMavoid
Śubha12:2312:23 PM–13:331:33 PMgood
Roga13:331:33 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Udvega14:432:43 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid
Cara15:533:53 PM–17:035:03 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:035:03 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid
Kāla18:536:53 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Lābha20:438:43 PM–22:3310:33 PMgood
Udvega22:3310:33 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2412:24 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1good
Amṛta26:142:14 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1good
Cara28:044:04 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1neutral
Roga29:545:54 AM+1–31:447:44 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:447:44 AM to 31:447:44 AM+1

07:447:44 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:447:44 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Navamīuntil 25:451:45 AM+1
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 18:406:40 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 14:492:49 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:571:57 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:451:45 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1311:13 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–19:007:00 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. SunriseNavamī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2312:23 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:007:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Navamī25:45 01:451:45 AM SatDaśamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā18:406:40 PMRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta14:492:49 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBālava13:571:57 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra31:44 07:447:44 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 927
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:4212:42 PM
Moonset
25:561:56 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:465:46 AM07:447:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:465:46 AM06:456:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:447:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:447:44 AM09:369:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:0410:04 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:369:36 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:369:36 AM10:1310:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1311:13 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:191:19 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:441:44 PM15:233:23 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:432:43 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM19:007:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:316:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:346:34 AM+132:108:10 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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