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December 1989 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 4 December 1989 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī

Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 11:5911:59 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4611:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:516:51 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4611:46 AM

Ṣaṣṭhī gives way to Saptamī.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 72° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 35% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 72° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:0112:01 PM–13:381:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–19:007:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:198:19 AM–09:479:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1511:15 AM–12:4312:43 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:061:06 PM–13:531:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:112:11 PM–15:393:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:273:27 PM–16:144:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:345:34+1 AM–31:097:09+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

Amṛta06:516:51 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Kāla08:198:19 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Śubha09:479:47 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Roga11:1511:15 AM–12:4312:43 PMavoid
Udvega12:4312:43 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Cara14:112:11 PM–15:393:39 PMneutral
Lābha15:393:39 PM–17:075:07 PMgood
Amṛta17:075:07 PM–18:356:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:356:35 PM–20:078:07 PMneutral
Roga20:078:07 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Kāla21:399:39 PM–23:1111:11 PMavoid
Lābha23:1111:11 PM–24:4312:43+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4312:43+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:152:15+1 AM–27:473:47+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:473:47+1 AM–29:195:19+1 AMgood
Cara29:195:19+1 AM–30:516:51+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:516:51+1 AM

06:516:51 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:516:51+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ṣaṣṭhīuntil 11:4611:46 AM
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 22:2910:29 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 18:186:18 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 11:4611:46 AM
Garauntil 23:2811:28 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:198:19 AM–09:479:47 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19+1 AM–25:071:07+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. SunriseṢaṣṭhī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:479:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SaptamīTithi: Ṣaṣṭhī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ṣaṣṭhī11:4611:46 AMSaptamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā22:2910:29 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyāghāta18:186:18 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaTaitila11:4611:46 AMGara
VāraSomavāra30:51 06:516:51 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2046
Śaka
1911
Kali
5090
Ahargaṇa
1 859 399
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:5411:54 AM
Moonset
24:0212:02+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:479:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:4312:43 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0112:01 PM13:381:38 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:061:06 PM13:531:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:273:27 PM16:144:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM19:007:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19+1 AM25:071:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:345:34+1 AM31:097:09+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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