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

Thursday 22 December 1988 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:3310:33 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:189:18 AM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 108 of 108 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:306:30 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 169° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 169° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:329:32 PM–23:0711:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:548:54 AM–10:1310:13 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:479:47 AM–10:2910:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:0212:02 PM–13:371:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:002:00 PM–14:432:43 PMan 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

Śubha06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Roga07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Udvega08:548:54 AM–10:1310:13 AMavoid
Cara10:1310:13 AM–11:3311:33 AMneutral
Lābha11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Amṛta12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMgood
Kāla14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Śubha15:303:30 PM–16:494:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:494:49 PM–18:306:30 PMgood
Cara18:306:30 PM–20:118:11 PMneutral
Roga20:118:11 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Kāla21:529:52 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Lābha23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14+1 AMgood
Udvega25:141:14+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:552:55+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:354:35+1 AM–30:166:16+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:166:16+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 09:189:18 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 06:306:30 AM
Mṛgaśirāuntil 30:156:15+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 17:155:15 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:189:18 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:508:50 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 PM

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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:112:11 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī09:189:18 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī06:306:30 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚubha17:155:15 PMŚukla
KaraṇaVaṇija09:189:18 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:16 06:166:16 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 052
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:583:58 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:166:16 AM07:357:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:1310:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:479:47 AM10:2910:29 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0212:02 PM13:371:37 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:002:00 PM14:432:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:329:32 PM23:0711:07 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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