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December 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 17 December 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Ravivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 21:429:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0612:06+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:007:00 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5210:52 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 211° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 93% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 211° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:007:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:1112:11 PM–13:581:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:455:45 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:455:45 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:2312:23 PM–13:431:43 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:043:04 PM–16:244:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:194:19 PM–17:025:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:244:24 PM–17:455:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5111:51 PM–25:391:39+1 AMa 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

Udvega07:007:00 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Cara08:218:21 AM–09:419:41 AMneutral
Lābha09:419:41 AM–11:0211:02 AMgood
Amṛta11:0211:02 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Kāla12:2312:23 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Śubha13:431:43 PM–15:043:04 PMgood
Roga15:043:04 PM–16:244:24 PMavoid
Udvega16:244:24 PM–17:455:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:455:45 PM–19:247:24 PMgood
Amṛta19:247:24 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Cara21:049:04 PM–22:4310:43 PMneutral
Roga22:4310:43 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:2312:23+1 AM–26:022:02+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:022:02+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMgood
Udvega27:423:42+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:215:21+1 AM–31:017:01+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:007:00 AM to 31:017:01+1 AM

07:007:00 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 24:0612:06+1 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 14:522:52 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 12:0312:03 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:5210:52 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:0612:06+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:244:24 PM–17:455:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:317:31 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:455:45 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:317:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā24:06 00:0612:06 AM MonCaturthī
NakṣatraPunarvasu14:522:52 PMPuṣya
YogaBrahma12:0312:03 PMIndra
KaraṇaVaṇija10:5210:52 AMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra31:01 07:017:01 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 394
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:208:20 PM
Moonset
08:538:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:007:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:007:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:007:00 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1112:11 PM13:581:58 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:043:04 PM16:244:24 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM17:455:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:194:19 PM17:025:02 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:244:24 PM17:455:45 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:455:45 PM19:317:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:455:45 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:455:45 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5111:51 PM25:391:39+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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