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December 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 22 December 1997 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:214:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:057:05 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:057:05 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Hasta, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:399:39 PM–23:2711:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:287:28 AM–08:558:55 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2310:23 AM–11:5111:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5010:50 AM–12:3812:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:191:19 PM–14:472:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:352:35 PM–15:223:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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–08:558:55 AMavoid
Śubha08:558:55 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Roga10:2310:23 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Udvega11:5111:51 AM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Cara13:191:19 PM–14:472:47 PMneutral
Lābha14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PMgood
Amṛta16:154:15 PM–17:435:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:435:43 PM–19:157:15 PMneutral
Roga19:157:15 PM–20:478:47 PMavoid
Kāla20:478:47 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Lābha22:1910:19 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–28:284:28+1 AMgood
Cara28:284:28+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:006:00 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:057:05 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 28:244:24+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 14:022:02 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:057:05 AM
Taitilauntil 20:248:24 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:287:28 AM–08:558:55 AM
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:217:21 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. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:558:55 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī07:057:05 AMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta28:24 04:244:24 AM TueCitrā
YogaSaubhāgya14:022:02 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaKaulava07:057:05 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:00 06:006:00 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 339
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:5012:50+1 AM
Moonset
12:2312:23 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:287:28 AM08:558:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:5111:51 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5010:50 AM12:3812:38 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 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 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:472:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:352:35 PM15:223:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:399:39 PM23:2711:27 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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