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

Monday 18 December 1939 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 08:368:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1511:15 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1511:15 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 84° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 84° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:094:09 PM–17:575:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4710:47 AM–12:0112:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2012:20 PM–12:5912:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:141:14 PM–14:272:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:172:17 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

Amṛta07:087:08 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Kāla08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Śubha09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Roga10:4710:47 AM–12:0112:01 PMavoid
Udvega12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMavoid
Cara13:141:14 PM–14:272:27 PMneutral
Lābha14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PMgood
Amṛta15:403:40 PM–16:534:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:534:53 PM–18:406:40 PMneutral
Roga18:406:40 PM–20:278:27 PMavoid
Kāla20:278:27 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Lābha22:1410:14 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1good
Udvega24:0112:01 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:481:48 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Amṛta27:353:35 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1good
Cara29:225:22 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:097:09 AM+1

07:087:08 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 11:1511:15 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 25:101:10 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 19:287:28 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:1511:15 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:3412:34 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 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 09:349:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  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 Saptamī11:1511:15 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā25:10 01:101:10 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi19:287:28 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija11:1511:15 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 150
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:4311:43 AM
Moonset
23:5911:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2012:20 PM12:5912:59 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:141:14 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:172:17 PM14:562:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:094:09 PM17:575:57 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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