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

Monday 21 December 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 03:563:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:304:30+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:062:06 PM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 28° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 6% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 28° falls in Śukla Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:484:48 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:484:48 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:475:47 PM–19:277:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:437:43 AM–09:239:23 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1310:13 AM–11:3211:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:3512:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:002:00 PM–14:422:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:374:37+1 AM–30:166:16+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

Amṛta06:156:15 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Kāla07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Śubha08:538:53 AM–10:1310:13 AMgood
Roga10:1310:13 AM–11:3211:32 AMavoid
Udvega11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PMavoid
Cara12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PMneutral
Lābha14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Amṛta15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:484:48 PM–18:296:29 PMneutral
Roga18:296:29 PM–20:108:10 PMavoid
Kāla20:108:10 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Lābha21:519:51 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Udvega23:3211:32 PM–25:131:13+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:131:13+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:542:54+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMgood
Cara28:354:35+1 AM–30:166:16+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16+1 AM

06:156:15 AM sunrise16:484:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 28:304:30+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 24:2912:29+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 14:062:06 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:164:16 PM
Garauntil 28:304:30+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AM
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Pradoṣa 16:484:48 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 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. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:538:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā28:30 04:304:30 AM TueCaturthī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā24:29 00:2912:29 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva14:062:06 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaTaitila16:164:16 PMGara
VāraSomavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 703
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:018:01 AM
Moonset
19:077:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:347:34 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:437:43 AM09:239:23 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1310:13 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3512:35 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:422:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5112:51 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:002:00 PM14:422:42 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:422:42 PM16:484:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:484:48 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:484:48 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:484:48 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:475:47 PM19:277:27 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:374:37+1 AM30:166:16+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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