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December 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 7 December 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 09:359:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:577:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:256:25 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:577:57 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 230° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 82% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 230° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:315:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:256:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:143:14 PM–16:484:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:457:45 AM–09:059:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2410:24 AM–11:4411:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0612:06 PM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:041:04 PM–14:242:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:562:56 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

Amṛta06:256:25 AM–07:457:45 AMgood
Kāla07:457:45 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Śubha09:059:05 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Roga10:2410:24 AM–11:4411:44 AMavoid
Udvega11:4411:44 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Cara13:041:04 PM–14:242:24 PMneutral
Lābha14:242:24 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Amṛta15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMneutral
Roga18:446:44 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Kāla20:248:24 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Lābha22:0510:05 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Udvega23:4511:45 PM–25:251:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:251:25 AM+1–27:053:05 AM+1good
Amṛta27:053:05 AM+1–28:454:45 AM+1good
Cara28:454:45 AM+1–30:256:25 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:256:25 AM to 30:256:25 AM+1

06:256:25 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 07:577:57 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 21:309:30 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 13:191:19 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:577:57 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:267:26 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:457:45 AM–09:059:05 AM
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:059:05 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 40 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī07:577:57 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya21:309:30 PMĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma13:191:19 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava07:577:57 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:25 06:256:25 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 689
Day length
10 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:089:08 PM
Moonset
09:449:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:256:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:315:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:256:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:256:25 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:457:45 AM09:059:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:4411:44 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0612:06 PM12:4812:48 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM14:562:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:143:14 PM16:484:48 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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