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December 1922 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 22 December 1922 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 17:585:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:366:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:213:21 PM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:356:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:585:58 AM+1–31:417:41 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:448:44 AM–09:559:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:279:27 AM–10:0410:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:0611:06 AM–12:1612:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3512:35 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:382:38 PM–15:493:49 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:397:39 PM–21:229:22 PMa 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

Cara07:347:34 AM–08:448:44 AMneutral
Lābha08:448:44 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Amṛta09:559:55 AM–11:0611:06 AMgood
Kāla11:0611:06 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Śubha12:1612:16 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Roga13:271:27 PM–14:382:38 PMavoid
Udvega14:382:38 PM–15:493:49 PMavoid
Cara15:493:49 PM–16:594:59 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:594:59 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid
Kāla18:496:49 PM–20:388:38 PMavoid
Lābha20:388:38 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Udvega22:2710:27 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1712:17 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1good
Amṛta26:062:06 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1good
Cara27:553:55 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1neutral
Roga29:455:45 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:347:34 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:366:36 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 15:213:21 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 26:472:47 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:366:36 PM
Bavauntil 31:127:12 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0611:06 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1612:16 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī18:366:36 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa15:213:21 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa26:47 02:472:47 AM SatVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:366:36 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra31:34 07:347:34 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1979
Śaka
1844
Kali
5023
Ahargaṇa
1 834 945
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:0610:06 AM
Moonset
20:568:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:375:37 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:375:37 AM06:356:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:448:44 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:279:27 AM10:0410:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:382:38 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:397:39 PM21:229:22 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:585:58 AM+131:417:41 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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