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December 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 10 December 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:485:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:467:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:467:46 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3011:30 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:102:10 PM–15:553:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:574:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:565:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:198:19 AM–09:299:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3810:38 AM–11:4811:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–12:4412:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5812:58 PM–14:082:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:591:59 PM–14:362:36 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

Amṛta07:097:09 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Kāla08:198:19 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Śubha09:299:29 AM–10:3810:38 AMgood
Roga10:3810:38 AM–11:4811:48 AMavoid
Udvega11:4811:48 AM–12:5812:58 PMavoid
Cara12:5812:58 PM–14:082:08 PMneutral
Lābha14:082:08 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Amṛta15:183:18 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMneutral
Roga18:186:18 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Kāla20:088:08 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Lābha21:589:58 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Udvega23:4911:49 PM–25:391:39+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:391:39+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:293:29+1 AM–29:195:19+1 AMgood
Cara29:195:19+1 AM–31:107:10+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10+1 AM

07:097:09 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:467:46 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 22:5810:58 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 30:276:27+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 19:467:46 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:198:19 AM–09:299:29 AM
Abhijit 11:3011:30 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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 09:299:29 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī19:467:46 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā22:5810:58 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi30:27 06:276:27 AM TueVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava19:467:46 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:10 07:107:10 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 352
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:5611:56 AM
Moonset
24:2812:28+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:299:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:4412:44 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4412:44 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5812:58 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:591:59 PM14:362:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:102:10 PM15:553:55 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:256:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:574:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:565:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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