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December 1970 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 6 December 1970 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:3510:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:378:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:378:37 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:314:31 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:001:00 PM–14:312:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:396:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5811:58 AM–13:331:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:073:07 PM–16:424:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:354:35 PM–17:265:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:424:42 PM–18:166:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega05:405:40 AM–07:147:14 AMavoid
Cara07:147:14 AM–08:498:49 AMneutral
Lābha08:498:49 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Amṛta10:2310:23 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Kāla11:5811:58 AM–13:331:33 PMavoid
Śubha13:331:33 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Roga15:073:07 PM–16:424:42 PMavoid
Udvega16:424:42 PM–18:166:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:166:16 PM–19:427:42 PMgood
Amṛta19:427:42 PM–21:079:07 PMgood
Cara21:079:07 PM–22:3310:33 PMneutral
Roga22:3310:33 PM–23:5811:58 PMavoid
Kāla23:5811:58 PM–25:241:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:241:24 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1good
Udvega26:492:49 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:154:15 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:405:40 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:378:37 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 20:348:34 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 13:571:57 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:378:37 AM
Bālavauntil 19:387:38 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:424:42 PM–18:166:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–19:477:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1

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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:166:16 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:477:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:378:37 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā20:348:34 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra13:571:57 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava08:378:37 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra29:40 05:405:40 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2027
Śaka
1892
Kali
5071
Ahargaṇa
1 852 461
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:3612:36 PM
Moonset
24:5612:56 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:314:31 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:118:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:118:11 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:001:00 PM14:312:31 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:073:07 PM16:424:42 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:354:35 PM17:265:26 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:424:42 PM18:166:16 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM19:477:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:396:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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