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December 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 December 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Navamī

Budhavāra. Navamī began at 04:464:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:363:36 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:208:20 AM

Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:212:21 PM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 100° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 59% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 100° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:256:25 AM–07:237:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:546:54 AM–08:208:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla14:382:38 PM–16:114:11 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:329:32 AM–10:4510:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5711:57 AM–13:101:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5012:50 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:101:10 PM–14:222:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya31:097:09 AM+1–32:448:44 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha08:208:20 AM–09:329:32 AMgood
Amṛta09:329:32 AM–10:4510:45 AMgood
Kāla10:4510:45 AM–11:5711:57 AMavoid
Śubha11:5711:57 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Roga13:101:10 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Udvega14:222:22 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Cara15:343:34 PM–16:474:47 PMneutral
Lābha16:474:47 PM–17:595:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:595:59 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Śubha19:477:47 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Amṛta21:359:35 PM–23:2211:22 PMgood
Cara23:2211:22 PM–25:101:10 AM+1neutral
Roga25:101:10 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:582:58 AM+1–28:454:45 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:454:45 AM+1–30:336:33 AM+1good
Udvega30:336:33 AM+1–32:218:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:208:20 AM to 32:218:21 AM+1

08:208:20 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 32:218:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Navamīuntil 27:363:36 AM+1
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 19:187:18 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 14:212:21 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:084:08 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:363:36 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:101:10 PM–14:222:22 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46 AM+1–25:341:34 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. SunriseNavamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:222:22 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Navamī27:36 03:363:36 AM ThuDaśamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā19:187:18 PMRevatī
YogaVyatīpāta14:212:21 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBālava16:084:08 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra32:21 08:218:21 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 970
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
13:461:46 PM
Moonset
26:302:30 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:256:25 AM08:208:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:256:25 AM07:237:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:546:54 AM08:208:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:208:20 AM10:1610:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1610:16 AM12:1212:12 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:291:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:222:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:082:08 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:382:38 PM16:114:11 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46 AM+125:341:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra31:097:09 AM+132:448:44 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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