Thursday, December 16, 1999
Vikrama Samvat	2056	Pausha	1
Shaka Samvat	1921	Maargasheersha	25
Hijri	1420	Ramzan	7
Margasheersha Shukla Paksha Ashtami up to 6.10 p.m. The eighth lunar day of the bright half of Margasheersha. Poorvabhadrapada Nakshatra up to 12.53 p.m. The Sun enters Sagittarius at 12.15 p.m. Sankranti celebrations till sunset.