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December 1970 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 6 December 1970 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:051:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0711:07 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:007:00 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0711:07 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:355:35 AM–07:007:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:303:30 PM–17:015:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5511:55 AM–13:091:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:232:23 PM–15:373:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:114:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:373:37 PM–16:504:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega07:007:00 AM–08:148:14 AMavoid
Cara08:148:14 AM–09:279:27 AMneutral
Lābha09:279:27 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Amṛta10:4110:41 AM–11:5511:55 AMgood
Kāla11:5511:55 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Śubha13:091:09 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Roga14:232:23 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Udvega15:373:37 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:504:50 PM–18:376:37 PMgood
Amṛta18:376:37 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Cara20:238:23 PM–22:0910:09 PMneutral
Roga22:0910:09 PM–23:5611:56 PMavoid
Kāla23:5611:56 PM–25:421:42 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:421:42 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1good
Udvega27:283:28 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:145:14 AM+1–31:017:01 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:007:00 AM to 31:017:01 AM+1

07:007:00 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:0711:07 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 23:0411:04 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 16:274:27 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:0711:07 AM
Bālavauntil 22:0810:08 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:373:37 PM–16:504:50 PM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:504:50 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 51 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:0711:07 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā23:0411:04 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra16:274:27 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBava11:0711:07 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:01 07:017:01 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2027
Śaka
1892
Kali
5071
Ahargaṇa
1 852 461
Day length
9 h 51 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:3512:35 PM
Moonset
24:5312:53 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM07:007:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:355:35 AM07:007:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:007:00 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM14:522:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:232:23 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:522:52 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:303:30 PM17:015:01 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:114:11 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:373:37 PM16:504:50 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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