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December 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 29 December 1999 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:5210:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2711:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:496:49 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0411:04 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Hasta, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 271° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–06:496:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–19:007:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2311:23 PM–25:041:04+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:188:18 AM–09:469:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1411:14 AM–12:4312:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1912:19 PM–13:061:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4312:43 PM–14:112:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:161:16 PM–14:572:57 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

Lābha06:496:49 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Amṛta08:188:18 AM–09:469:46 AMgood
Kāla09:469:46 AM–11:1411:14 AMavoid
Śubha11:1411:14 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Roga12:4312:43 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Udvega14:112:11 PM–15:393:39 PMavoid
Cara15:393:39 PM–17:085:08 PMneutral
Lābha17:085:08 PM–18:366:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:366:36 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Śubha20:088:08 PM–21:399:39 PMgood
Amṛta21:399:39 PM–23:1111:11 PMgood
Cara23:1111:11 PM–24:4312:43+1 AMneutral
Roga24:4312:43+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:152:15+1 AM–27:463:46+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:463:46+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMgood
Udvega29:185:18+1 AM–30:506:50+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:496:49 AM to 30:506:50+1 AM

06:496:49 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:2711:27 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 29:425:42+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 27:553:55+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:0411:04 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:2711:27 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:4312:43 PM–14:112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19+1 AM–25:071:07+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:112:11 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:2711:27 PMNavamī
NakṣatraHasta29:42 05:425:42 AM ThuCitrā
YogaŚobhana27:55 03:553:55 AM ThuAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava11:0411:04 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:50 06:506:50 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 076
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:121:12+1 AM
Moonset
12:4712:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM06:496:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM06:496:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:496:49 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:469:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1411:14 AM12:4312:43 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:161:16 PM14:572:57 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM19:007:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2311:23 PM25:041:04+1 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19+1 AM25:071:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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