December 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 3 December 1996 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:4912:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:173:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:173:17 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:211:21 PM–15:083:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:292:29 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:588:58 AM–09:469:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:349:34 AM–11:0211:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3112:31 PM–13:591:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:283:28 PM–16:564:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:254:25+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMa 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

Roga06:376:37 AM–08:058:05 AMavoid
Udvega08:058:05 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Cara09:349:34 AM–11:0211:02 AMneutral
Lābha11:0211:02 AM–12:3112:31 PMgood
Amṛta12:3112:31 PM–13:591:59 PMgood
Kāla13:591:59 PM–15:283:28 PMavoid
Śubha15:283:28 PM–16:564:56 PMgood
Roga16:564:56 PM–18:256:25 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:256:25 PM–19:567:56 PMavoid
Lābha19:567:56 PM–21:289:28 PMgood
Udvega21:289:28 PM–22:5910:59 PMavoid
Śubha22:5910:59 PM–24:3112:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3112:31+1 AM–26:022:02+1 AMgood
Cara26:022:02+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMneutral
Roga27:343:34+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:065:06+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:376:37+1 AM

06:376:37 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:173:17 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 20:308:30 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 17:325:32 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 15:173:17 PM
Taitilauntil 28:224:22+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–12:5412:54 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:283:28 PM–16:564:56 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07+1 AM–24:5512:55+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:564:56 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī15:173:17 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī20:308:30 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha17:325:32 PMPrīti
KaraṇaKaulava15:173:17 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 955
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
25:211:21+1 AM
Moonset
12:5812:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:588:58 AM09:469:46 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:349:34 AM11:0211:02 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3112:31 PM13:591:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:211:21 PM15:083:08 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:292:29 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:283:28 PM16:564:56 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07+1 AM24:5512:55+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:254:25+1 AM30:106:10+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°48′51″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
5°52′ N 55°10′ W · GeoNames 3383330