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

Thursday 21 December 1978 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 03:343:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:475:47 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0611:06 AM

Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 256° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 62% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 256° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:154:15 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:123:12 PM–16:594:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:476:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:465:46 AM–07:217:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:568:56 AM–10:3010:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:599:59 AM–10:4910:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:401:40 PM–15:153:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:023:02 PM–15:523:52 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

Śubha05:465:46 AM–07:217:21 AMgood
Roga07:217:21 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Udvega08:568:56 AM–10:3010:30 AMavoid
Cara10:3010:30 AM–12:0512:05 PMneutral
Lābha12:0512:05 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Amṛta13:401:40 PM–15:153:15 PMgood
Kāla15:153:15 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid
Śubha16:494:49 PM–18:246:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:246:24 PM–19:497:49 PMgood
Cara19:497:49 PM–21:159:15 PMneutral
Roga21:159:15 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Kāla22:4010:40 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0512:05 AM+1–25:311:31 AM+1good
Udvega25:311:31 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:562:56 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1good
Amṛta28:214:21 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:465:46 AM+1

05:465:46 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 29:465:46 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 22:2110:21 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 11:0611:06 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:444:44 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:401:40 PM–15:153:15 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29 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. SunriseSaptamī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:153:15 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamīpast sunriseAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī22:2110:21 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti11:0611:06 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:444:44 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:46 05:465:46 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 398
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:3711:37 PM
Moonset
11:0611:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:154:15 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:154:15 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:465:46 AM07:217:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:568:56 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:599:59 AM10:4910:49 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:401:40 PM15:153:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:023:02 PM15:523:52 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:123:12 PM16:594:59 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:476:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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