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

Friday 18 December 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Śukravāra. Amāvasyā began at 05:025:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:426:42 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:208:20 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:555:55 PM

Catuṣpāda gives way to Nāga.

Noon

13:091:09 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:091:09 PM
At noon, 13:091:09 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 352° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 352° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:256:25 AM–07:227:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:546:54 AM–08:208:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5012:50 PM–13:291:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:183:18 PM–17:035:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika09:329:32 AM–10:4510:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1610:16 AM–10:5410:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5711:57 AM–13:091:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:291:29 PM–14:072:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:343:34 PM–16:474:47 PMYama’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

Cara08:208:20 AM–09:329:32 AMneutral
Lābha09:329:32 AM–10:4510:45 AMgood
Amṛta10:4510:45 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Kāla11:5711:57 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Śubha13:091:09 PM–14:222:22 PMgood
Roga14:222:22 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Udvega15:343:34 PM–16:474:47 PMavoid
Cara16:474:47 PM–17:595:59 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:595:59 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Kāla19:477:47 PM–21:349:34 PMavoid
Lābha21:349:34 PM–23:2211:22 PMgood
Udvega23:2211:22 PM–25:101:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:101:10 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1good
Amṛta26:572:57 AM+1–28:454:45 AM+1good
Cara28:454:45 AM+1–30:336:33 AM+1neutral
Roga30:336:33 AM+1–32:208:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

08:208:20 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 32:208:20 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 30:426:42 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 24:5512:55 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 20:008:00 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Catuṣpādauntil 17:555:55 PM
Nāgauntil 30:426:42 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5711:57 AM–13:091:09 PM
Abhijit 12:5012:50 PM–13:291:29 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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:091:09 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:291:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  10. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  11. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā30:42 06:426:42 AM SatPratipadā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā24:55 00:5512:55 AM SatMūla
YogaŚūla20:008:00 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaCatuṣpāda17:555:55 PMNāga
VāraŚukravāra32:20 08:208:20 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 700
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
32:158:15 AM+1
Moonset
17:445:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:256:25 AM08:208:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:256:25 AM07:227:22 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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1610:16 AM12:1112:11 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1610:16 AM10:5410:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4512:45 PM13:331:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:291:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:291:29 PM14:072:07 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:072:07 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:183:18 PM17:035:03 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:343:34 PM16:474:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
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
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