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December 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 9 December 1996 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:584:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:143:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2310:23 AM

Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 346° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 346° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:154:15 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:5712:57 PM–14:282:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:375:37 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:375:37 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1710:17 AM–11:4511:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0912:09 PM–12:5612:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:131:13 PM–14:412:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:292:29 PM–15:163:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:004:00+1 AM–29:295:29+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

Amṛta05:535:53 AM–07:217:21 AMgood
Kāla07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Śubha08:498:49 AM–10:1710:17 AMgood
Roga10:1710:17 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Udvega11:4511:45 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Cara13:131:13 PM–14:412:41 PMneutral
Lābha14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PMgood
Amṛta16:094:09 PM–17:375:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:375:37 PM–19:097:09 PMneutral
Roga19:097:09 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Kāla20:418:41 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Lābha22:1310:13 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Udvega23:4511:45 PM–25:181:18+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:181:18+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:502:50+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMgood
Cara28:224:22+1 AM–29:545:54+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54+1 AM

05:535:53 AM sunrise17:375:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 15:143:14 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 22:4810:48 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 10:2310:23 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 15:143:14 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 26:092:09+1 AM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:375:37 PM–19:157:15 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:498:49 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:157:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī15:143:14 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā22:4810:48 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaSukarmā10:2310:23 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaŚakuni15:143:14 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraSomavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 961
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:415:41+1 AM
Moonset
16:504:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:154:15 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:154:15 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:217:21 AM08:498:49 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1710:17 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5612:56 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5712:57 PM14:282:28 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:412:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:292:29 PM15:163:16 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:375:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:375:37 PM19:157:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:375:37 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:375:37 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:004:00+1 AM29:295:29+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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