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

Wednesday 18 December 1996 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Navamī

Budhavāra. Navamī began at 16:464:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:363:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:187:18 AM

Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.

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 106° ahead of it, in Revatī, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 106° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:394:39+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:267:26 AM–08:548:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2210:22 AM–11:4911:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4911:49 AM–13:171:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:097:09 PM–20:448:44 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

Lābha05:585:58 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Amṛta07:267:26 AM–08:548:54 AMgood
Kāla08:548:54 AM–10:2210:22 AMavoid
Śubha10:2210:22 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Roga11:4911:49 AM–13:171:17 PMavoid
Udvega13:171:17 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Cara14:452:45 PM–16:134:13 PMneutral
Lābha16:134:13 PM–17:415:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:415:41 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid
Śubha19:137:13 PM–20:458:45 PMgood
Amṛta20:458:45 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Cara22:1810:18 PM–23:5011:50 PMneutral
Roga23:5011:50 PM–25:221:22+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:221:22+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:542:54+1 AM–28:264:26+1 AMgood
Udvega28:264:26+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58+1 AM

05:585:58 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Navamīuntil 15:363:36 PM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 07:187:18 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 24:2012:20+1 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:363:36 PM
Taitilauntil 27:113:11+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4911:49 AM–13:171:17 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. SunriseNavamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:171:17 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Navamī15:363:36 PMDaśamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā07:187:18 AMRevatī
YogaVarīyān24:20 00:2012:20 AM ThuParigha
KaraṇaKaulava15:363:36 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:58 05:585:58 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 970
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:5312:53 PM
Moonset
25:201:20+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:267:26 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM13:171:17 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:097:09 PM20:448:44 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:394:39+1 AM30:146:14+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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