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December 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 18 December 1998 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 17:025:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:426:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:008:00 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

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 357° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 357° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:332:33 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

Avoid

  • Gulika07:257:25 AM–08:538:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:188:18 AM–09:059:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2110:21 AM–11:4911:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:452:45 PM–16:134:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:339:33 PM–23:1611:16 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

Cara05:575:57 AM–07:257:25 AMneutral
Lābha07:257:25 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Amṛta08:538:53 AM–10:2110:21 AMgood
Kāla10:2110:21 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Śubha11:4911:49 AM–13:171:17 PMgood
Roga13:171:17 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Udvega14:452:45 PM–16:134:13 PMavoid
Cara16:134:13 PM–17:415:41 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:415:41 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid
Kāla19:137:13 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Lābha20:458:45 PM–22:1710:17 PMgood
Udvega22:1710:17 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Śubha23:4911:49 PM–25:221:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:221:22+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMgood
Cara26:542:54+1 AM–28:264:26+1 AMneutral
Roga28:264:26+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:585:58+1 AM

05:575:57 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 18:426:42 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 12:5512:55 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 08:008:00 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 18:426:42 PM
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2110:21 AM–11:4911:49 AM
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4911:49 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  9. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā18:426:42 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā12:5512:55 PMMūla
YogaŚūla08:008:00 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaNāga18:426:42 PMKiṃstughna
VāraŚukravāra29:58 05:585:58 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 700
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:365:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:257:25 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:188:18 AM09:059:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2110:21 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:001:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:461:46 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:134:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 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 nakṣatra21:339:33 PM23:1611:16 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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