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December 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 22 December 1997 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:214:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:057:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:536:53 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:221:22 PM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 273° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:536:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:355:35 PM–18:016:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:355:35 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:138:13 AM–09:339:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5410:54 AM–12:1412:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3512:35 PM–13:181:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:341:34 PM–14:542:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:263:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:5010:50 PM–24:3812:38+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

Amṛta06:536:53 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Kāla08:138:13 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Śubha09:339:33 AM–10:5410:54 AMgood
Roga10:5410:54 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Udvega12:1412:14 PM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Cara13:341:34 PM–14:542:54 PMneutral
Lābha14:542:54 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Amṛta16:144:14 PM–17:355:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:355:35 PM–19:147:14 PMneutral
Roga19:147:14 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Kāla20:548:54 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Lābha22:3410:34 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1412:14+1 AM–25:541:54+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:541:54+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:343:34+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMgood
Cara29:145:14+1 AM–30:536:53+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:536:53 AM to 30:536:53+1 AM

06:536:53 AM sunrise17:355:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:536:53+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:057:05 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 13:221:22 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 26:022:02+1 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 19:057:05 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:138:13 AM–09:339:33 AM
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Pradoṣa 17:355:35 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:339:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī19:057:05 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī13:221:22 PMHasta
YogaSaubhāgya26:02 02:022:02 AM TueŚobhana
KaraṇaKaulava19:057:05 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:53 06:536:53 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 339
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:5312:53+1 AM
Moonset
12:2612:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:536:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:536:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:536:53 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5410:54 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:181:18 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:341:34 PM14:542:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:263:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM17:355:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:355:35 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:355:35 PM18:016:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:355:35 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:5010:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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