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

Monday 25 December 1978 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Daśamī

Somavāra. Daśamī began at 08:168:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:148:14 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:485:48 AM

Daśamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:148:14 AM

Daśamī gives way to Ekādaśī.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 302° ahead of it, in Svātī, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 302° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:035:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:485:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:046:04 PM–19:407:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:347:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:237:23 AM–08:588:58 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:318:31 AM–10:0710:07 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3210:32 AM–12:0712:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3212:32 PM–13:231:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:421:42 PM–15:173:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:043:04 PM–15:543:54 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

Amṛta05:485:48 AM–07:237:23 AMgood
Kāla07:237:23 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Śubha08:588:58 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Roga10:3210:32 AM–12:0712:07 PMavoid
Udvega12:0712:07 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Cara13:421:42 PM–15:173:17 PMneutral
Lābha15:173:17 PM–16:514:51 PMgood
Amṛta16:514:51 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:266:26 PM–19:517:51 PMneutral
Roga19:517:51 PM–21:179:17 PMavoid
Kāla21:179:17 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Lābha22:4210:42 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Udvega24:0712:07 AM+1–25:331:33 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:331:33 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1good
Amṛta26:582:58 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good
Cara28:234:23 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:485:48 AM to 29:495:49 AM+1

05:485:48 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:495:49 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Daśamīuntil 08:148:14 AM
Ekādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 26:502:50 AM+1
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 09:409:40 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:148:14 AM
Bavauntil 19:537:53 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:237:23 AM–08:588:58 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. SunriseDaśamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:588:58 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. EkādaśīTithi: Daśamī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Daśamī08:148:14 AMEkādaśī
NakṣatraSvātī26:50 02:502:50 AM TueViśākhā
YogaAtigaṇḍa09:409:40 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:148:14 AMBava
VāraSomavāra29:49 05:495:49 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 402
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
26:332:33 AM+1
Moonset
14:182:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:485:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:035:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:485:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:485:48 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:237:23 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:318:31 AM10:0710:07 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:231:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:421:42 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:043:04 PM15:543:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:046:04 PM19:407:40 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:347:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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