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December 1939 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 18 December 1939 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 13:061:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:453:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:453:45 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 82° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 82° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:398:39 PM–22:2710:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:048:04 AM–09:219:21 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:509:50 AM–11:3811:38 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3710:37 AM–11:5411:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1412:14 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:101:10 PM–14:272:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:172:17 PM–14:582:58 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

Amṛta06:476:47 AM–08:048:04 AMgood
Kāla08:048:04 AM–09:219:21 AMavoid
Śubha09:219:21 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Roga10:3710:37 AM–11:5411:54 AMavoid
Udvega11:5411:54 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Cara13:101:10 PM–14:272:27 PMneutral
Lābha14:272:27 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Amṛta15:443:44 PM–17:005:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:005:00 PM–18:446:44 PMneutral
Roga18:446:44 PM–20:278:27 PMavoid
Kāla20:278:27 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Udvega23:5411:54 PM–25:381:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:381:38 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1good
Amṛta27:213:21 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1good
Cara29:055:05 AM+1–30:486:48 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:486:48 AM+1

06:476:47 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 30:486:48 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 15:453:45 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 29:405:40 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 23:5811:58 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:453:45 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:045:04 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:048:04 AM–09:219:21 AM
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18 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. SunriseSaptamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:219:21 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī15:453:45 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā29:40 05:405:40 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi23:5811:58 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija15:453:45 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:48 06:486:48 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 150
Day length
10 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:2911:29 AM
Moonset
23:4211:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:048:04 AM09:219:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:509:50 AM11:3811:38 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM11:5411:54 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1412:14 PM12:5512:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:172:17 PM14:582:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:005:00 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:005:00 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:005:00 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:398:39 PM22:2710:27 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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