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

Wednesday 18 December 1996 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Navamī

Budhavāra. Navamī began at 17:465:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:364:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:446:44 AM

Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:188:18 AM

Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.

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 106° ahead of it, in Revatī, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 106° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:223:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:395:39+1 AM–31:147:14+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0911:09 AM–12:3812:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1412:14 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3812:38 PM–14:062:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:098:09 PM–21:449:44 PMa 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

Lābha06:446:44 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Amṛta08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Kāla09:419:41 AM–11:0911:09 AMavoid
Śubha11:0911:09 AM–12:3812:38 PMgood
Roga12:3812:38 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Udvega14:062:06 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Cara15:343:34 PM–17:035:03 PMneutral
Lābha17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:316:31 PM–20:038:03 PMavoid
Śubha20:038:03 PM–21:349:34 PMgood
Amṛta21:349:34 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Cara23:0611:06 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3812:38+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:102:10+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:413:41+1 AM–29:135:13+1 AMgood
Udvega29:135:13+1 AM–30:456:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45+1 AM

06:446:44 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Navamīuntil 16:364:36 PM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 08:188:18 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 25:201:20+1 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:364:36 PM
Taitilauntil 28:114:11+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3812:38 PM–14:062:06 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. SunriseNavamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:062:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Navamī16:364:36 PMDaśamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā08:188:18 AMRevatī
YogaVarīyān25:20 01:201:20 AM ThuParigha
KaraṇaKaulava16:364:36 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 970
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:411:41 PM
Moonset
26:072:07+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0911:09 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:223:22 PM11th 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 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:098:09 PM21:449:44 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:395:39+1 AM31:147:14+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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