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December 1985 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 19 December 1985 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:2010:20 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4711:47 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4711:47 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:457:45 PM–21:309:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:456:45 AM–08:138:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:159:15 AM–11:0011:00 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:419:41 AM–11:1011:10 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4010:40 AM–11:2711:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:062:06 PM–15:353:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:233:23 PM–16:104:10 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

Śubha06:456:45 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Roga08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Udvega09:419:41 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Cara11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMneutral
Lābha12:3812:38 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Amṛta14:062:06 PM–15:353:35 PMgood
Kāla15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid
Śubha17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:316:31 PM–20:038:03 PMgood
Cara20:038:03 PM–21:359:35 PMneutral
Roga21:359:35 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Kāla23:0611:06 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3812:38+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMgood
Udvega26:102:10+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:423:42+1 AM–29:135:13+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:135:13+1 AM–30:456:45+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:456:45+1 AM

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:4711:47 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 25:011:01+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 16:404:40 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:4711:47 AM
Bālavauntil 24:4612:46+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:011:01 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:062:06 PM–15:353:35 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+1 AM

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:353:35 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:4711:47 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā25:01 01:011:01 AM FriRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta16:404:40 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava11:4711:47 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:45 06:456:45 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2042
Śaka
1907
Kali
5086
Ahargaṇa
1 857 953
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:101:10 PM
Moonset
25:281:28+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:456:45 AM08:138:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:159:15 AM11:0011:00 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:419:41 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4010:40 AM11:2711:27 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:353:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:233:23 PM16:104:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:457:45 PM21:309:30 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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