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

Thursday 16 December 1999 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:477:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:417:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:417:41 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 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 muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:231:23 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:294:29 PM–16:584:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:294:29 PM–17:575:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:309:30 PM–23:0511:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:137:13 AM–08:228:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:329:32 AM–10:4110:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1810:18 AM–10:5510:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:5711:57 AM–13:321:32 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:001:00 PM–14:102:10 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

Śubha07:137:13 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Roga08:228:22 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Udvega09:329:32 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Cara10:4110:41 AM–11:5111:51 AMneutral
Lābha11:5111:51 AM–13:001:00 PMgood
Amṛta13:001:00 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Kāla14:102:10 PM–15:193:19 PMavoid
Śubha15:193:19 PM–16:294:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:294:29 PM–18:196:19 PMgood
Cara18:196:19 PM–20:108:10 PMneutral
Roga20:108:10 PM–22:0110:01 PMavoid
Kāla22:0110:01 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Lābha23:5111:51 PM–25:421:42 AM+1good
Udvega25:421:42 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:323:32 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Amṛta29:235:23 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:147:14 AM+1

07:137:13 AM sunrise16:294:29 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:417:41 AM
Navamīuntil 30:466:46 AM+1
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 26:162:16 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:417:41 AM
Bālavauntil 19:207:20 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:466:46 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:001:00 PM–14:102:10 PM
Pradoṣa 16:294:29 PM–18:276:27 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15 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 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:102:10 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:276:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī07:417:41 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā26:16 02:162:16 AM FriRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta24:34 00:3412:34 AM FriVarīyān
KaraṇaBava07:417:41 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:14 07:147:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 063
Day length
9 h 16 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:4612:46 PM
Moonset
24:5312:53 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:137:13 AM08:228:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1810:18 AM10:5510:55 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5711:57 AM13:321:32 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM14:382:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:001:00 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:231:23 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 PM16:294:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:294:29 PM18:276:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:294:29 PM16:584:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:294:29 PM17:575:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:309:30 PM23:0511:05 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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