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

Monday 16 December 1996 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 20:228:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:226:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:197:19 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 80° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 80° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:405:40 PM–18:056:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:405:40 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2012:20+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:257:25 AM–08:538:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2110:21 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–12:5912:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:161:16 PM–14:442:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:203:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:103:10 PM–16:414:41 PMa 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

Amṛta05:575:57 AM–07:257:25 AMgood
Kāla07:257:25 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Śubha08:538:53 AM–10:2110:21 AMgood
Roga10:2110:21 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–13:161:16 PMavoid
Cara13:161:16 PM–14:442:44 PMneutral
Lābha14:442:44 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Amṛta16:124:12 PM–17:405:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:405:40 PM–19:127:12 PMneutral
Roga19:127:12 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Kāla20:448:44 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Lābha22:1710:17 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Udvega23:4911:49 PM–25:211:21+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:211:21+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:532:53+1 AM–28:254:25+1 AMgood
Cara28:254:25+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:575:57 AM sunrise17:405:40 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 18:226:22 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 09:039:03 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 07:237:23 AM
Siddhiuntil 28:424:42+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:197:19 AM
Vaṇijauntil 18:226:22 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:315:31+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:257:25 AM–08:538:53 AM
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:405:40 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. SunriseSaptamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:538:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  13. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī18:226:22 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā09:039:03 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra07:237:23 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaGara07:197:19 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 968
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:1711:17 AM
Moonset
23:3611:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:257:25 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2110:21 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5912:59 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:161:16 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:461:46 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:103:10 PM16:414:41 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:405:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:405:40 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:405:40 PM18:056:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:405:40 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2012:20+1 AM25:511:51+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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