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

Monday 17 December 1973 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:426:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:545:54 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:545:54 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 279° ahead of it, in Hasta, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 279° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:414:41 AM+1–30:196:19 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:197:19 AM–08:548:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2810:28 AM–12:0312:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:191:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:381:38 PM–15:133:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:003:00 PM–15:513:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:506:50 PM–20:298:29 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

Amṛta05:445:44 AM–07:197:19 AMgood
Kāla07:197:19 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Śubha08:548:54 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Roga10:2810:28 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Udvega12:0312:03 PM–13:381:38 PMavoid
Cara13:381:38 PM–15:133:13 PMneutral
Lābha15:133:13 PM–16:474:47 PMgood
Amṛta16:474:47 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:226:22 PM–19:477:47 PMneutral
Roga19:477:47 PM–21:139:13 PMavoid
Kāla21:139:13 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Lābha22:3810:38 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Udvega24:0312:03 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:291:29 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1good
Amṛta26:542:54 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1good
Cara28:194:19 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:455:45 AM+1

05:445:44 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:455:45 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 05:545:54 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 10:1410:14 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 07:127:12 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 05:545:54 AM
Taitilauntil 17:455:45 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:197:19 AM–08:548:54 AM
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:548:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  6. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī05:545:54 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī10:1410:14 AMHasta
YogaĀyuṣmān07:127:12 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaKaulava05:545:54 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:45 05:455:45 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 568
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:5112:51 AM+1
Moonset
12:3512:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:197:19 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:191:19 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:381:38 PM15:133:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:003:00 PM15:513:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:506:50 PM20:298:29 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:414:41 AM+130:196:19 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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