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

Monday 7 December 1998 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 10:0510:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:278:27 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:017:01 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:278:27 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 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 muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–07:017:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:443:44 PM–17:185:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:166:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:148:14 AM–09:289:28 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4210:42 AM–11:5611:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1512:15 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:091:09 PM–14:232:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:132:13 PM–14:522:52 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

Amṛta07:017:01 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Kāla08:148:14 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Śubha09:289:28 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Roga10:4210:42 AM–11:5611:56 AMavoid
Udvega11:5611:56 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Cara13:091:09 PM–14:232:23 PMneutral
Lābha14:232:23 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Amṛta15:373:37 PM–16:504:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:504:50 PM–18:376:37 PMneutral
Roga18:376:37 PM–20:238:23 PMavoid
Kāla20:238:23 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Lābha22:1010:10 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Udvega23:5611:56 PM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:421:42+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:293:29+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMgood
Cara29:155:15+1 AM–31:027:02+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:017:01 AM to 31:027:02+1 AM

07:017:01 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 31:027:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:278:27 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 22:0010:00 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 13:491:49 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:278:27 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:567:56 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:148:14 AM–09:289:28 AM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+1 AM

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 09:289:28 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 50 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī08:278:27 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya22:0010:00 PMĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma13:491:49 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava08:278:27 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:02 07:027:02 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 689
Day length
9 h 50 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:019:01 PM
Moonset
10:1410:14 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM07:017:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM07:017:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:017:01 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:148:14 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1512:15 PM12:5512:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:522:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:132:13 PM14:522:52 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:522:52 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:443:44 PM17:185:18 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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 PM18:166:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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