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December 1958 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 18 December 1958 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:545:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:008:00 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:008:00 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:241:24 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:304:30 PM–16:594:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:304:30 PM–17:585:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:276:27 PM–20:158:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:147:14 AM–08:248:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:447:44 AM–09:319:31 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:339:33 AM–10:4310:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1910:19 AM–10:5610:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:011:01 PM–14:112:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:012:01 PM–14:382:38 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

Śubha07:147:14 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Roga08:248:24 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Udvega09:339:33 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Cara10:4310:43 AM–11:5211:52 AMneutral
Lābha11:5211:52 AM–13:011:01 PMgood
Amṛta13:011:01 PM–14:112:11 PMgood
Kāla14:112:11 PM–15:203:20 PMavoid
Śubha15:203:20 PM–16:304:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:304:30 PM–18:206:20 PMgood
Cara18:206:20 PM–20:118:11 PMneutral
Roga20:118:11 PM–22:0210:02 PMavoid
Kāla22:0210:02 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Lābha23:5211:52 PM–25:431:43 AM+1good
Udvega25:431:43 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:343:34 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1good
Amṛta29:245:24 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:147:14 AM sunrise16:304:30 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:008:00 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 23:4911:49 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 17:185:18 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:008:00 AM
Bālavauntil 21:149:14 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:011:01 PM–14:112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 16:304:30 PM–18:286:28 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:112:11 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:286:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:008:00 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā23:4911:49 PMRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta17:185:18 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava08:008:00 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:15 07:157:15 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 090
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:1312:13 PM
Moonset
24:5812:58 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:147:14 AM08:248:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:447:44 AM09:319:31 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:339:33 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1910:19 AM10:5610:56 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:382:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:011:01 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:241:24 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:012:01 PM14:382:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:382:38 PM16:304:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:304:30 PM18:286:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:304:30 PM16:594:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:304:30 PM17:585:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:276:27 PM20:158:15 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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