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December 1977 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 29 December 1977 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 20:428:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3210:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:505:50 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:409:40 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 223° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:424:42 AM–05:505:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:503:50 PM–17:365:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:516:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:367:36 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:505:50 AM–07:257:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:009:00 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0310:03 AM–10:5310:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:441:44 PM–15:193:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:063:06 PM–15:563:56 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

Śubha05:505:50 AM–07:257:25 AMgood
Roga07:257:25 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Udvega09:009:00 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Cara10:3410:34 AM–12:0912:09 PMneutral
Lābha12:0912:09 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Amṛta13:441:44 PM–15:193:19 PMgood
Kāla15:193:19 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid
Śubha16:534:53 PM–18:286:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:286:28 PM–19:537:53 PMgood
Cara19:537:53 PM–21:199:19 PMneutral
Roga21:199:19 PM–22:4410:44 PMavoid
Kāla22:4410:44 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0912:09 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1good
Udvega25:351:35 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:003:00 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1good
Amṛta28:254:25 AM+1–29:515:51 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:505:50 AM to 29:515:51 AM+1

05:505:50 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 29:515:51 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:3210:32 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 17:365:36 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 15:493:49 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:409:40 AM
Bālavauntil 22:3210:32 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:441:44 PM–15:193:19 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:193:19 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:3210:32 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā17:365:36 PMMaghā
YogaViṣkambha15:493:49 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava09:409:40 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:51 05:515:51 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 041
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:289:28 PM
Moonset
08:498:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:505:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:424:42 AM05:505:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:505:50 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:505:50 AM07:257:25 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0310:03 AM10:5310:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:441:44 PM15:193:19 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:063:06 PM15:563:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:503:50 PM17:365:36 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:516:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:367:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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