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

Monday 23 December 1996 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:492:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:333:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:369:36 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 166° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 166° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:156:15 AM–07:567:56 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:481:48+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2410:24 AM–11:5211:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:201:20 PM–14:482:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:343:34 PM–17:165:16 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

Amṛta06:006:00 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Kāla07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Śubha08:568:56 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Roga10:2410:24 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Udvega11:5211:52 AM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Cara13:201:20 PM–14:482:48 PMneutral
Lābha14:482:48 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Amṛta16:164:16 PM–17:445:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:445:44 PM–19:167:16 PMneutral
Roga19:167:16 PM–20:488:48 PMavoid
Kāla20:488:48 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Lābha22:2010:20 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Udvega23:5211:52 PM–25:241:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:241:24+1 AM–26:562:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:562:56+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMgood
Cara28:294:29+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 30:016:01+1 AM

06:006:00 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 15:333:33 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 09:369:36 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 18:406:40 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:333:33 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:044:04+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AM
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+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 08:568:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī15:333:33 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī09:369:36 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚubha18:406:40 PMŚukla
KaraṇaVaṇija15:333:33 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 975
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:574:57 PM
Moonset
29:375:37+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:156:15 AM07:567:56 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:287:28 AM08:568:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:343:34 PM17:165:16 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:481:48+1 AM27:303:30+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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