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December 1973 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 3 December 1973 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:471:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:592:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:216:21 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:084:08 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:3412:34 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:137:13 AM–08:488:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2210:22 AM–11:5711:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2212:22 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:311:31 PM–15:063:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:302:30 PM–16:104:10 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:532:53 PM–15:443:44 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

Amṛta05:395:39 AM–07:137:13 AMgood
Kāla07:137:13 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Śubha08:488:48 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Roga10:2210:22 AM–11:5711:57 AMavoid
Udvega11:5711:57 AM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Cara13:311:31 PM–15:063:06 PMneutral
Lābha15:063:06 PM–16:404:40 PMgood
Amṛta16:404:40 PM–18:156:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:156:15 PM–19:407:40 PMneutral
Roga19:407:40 PM–21:069:06 PMavoid
Kāla21:069:06 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Lābha22:3210:32 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Udvega23:5711:57 PM–25:231:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:231:23 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1good
Amṛta26:482:48 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1good
Cara28:144:14 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:395:39 AM+1

05:395:39 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:592:59 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 07:477:47 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 06:216:21 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:592:59 PM
Bālavauntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:137:13 AM–08:488:48 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:488:48 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 36 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī14:592:59 PMNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā07:477:47 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa06:216:21 AMVajra
KaraṇaBava14:592:59 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 554
Day length
12 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:2012:20 PM
Moonset
24:3712:37 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:137:13 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM11:5711:57 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:311:31 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:302:30 PM16:104:10 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:532:53 PM15:443:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:3412:34 AM+126:152:15 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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