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December 1924 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 15 December 1924 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 22:5510:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:221:22 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:307:30 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1012:10 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:335:33 AM–06:316:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:026:02 AM–07:307:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:262:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:082:08 PM–15:563:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:408:40 AM–09:519:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0211:02 AM–12:1312:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3212:32 PM–13:101:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:241:24 PM–14:352:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:262:26 PM–15:033:03 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

Amṛta07:307:30 AM–08:408:40 AMgood
Kāla08:408:40 AM–09:519:51 AMavoid
Śubha09:519:51 AM–11:0211:02 AMgood
Roga11:0211:02 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Udvega12:1312:13 PM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Cara13:241:24 PM–14:352:35 PMneutral
Lābha14:352:35 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Amṛta15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:574:57 PM–18:466:46 PMneutral
Roga18:466:46 PM–20:358:35 PMavoid
Kāla20:358:35 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Lābha22:2410:24 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Udvega24:1412:14 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:032:03 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1good
Amṛta27:523:52 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1good
Cara29:415:41 AM+1–31:307:30 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:307:30 AM to 31:307:30 AM+1

07:307:30 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:307:30 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:221:22 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 21:199:19 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 20:218:21 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1012:10 PM
Bālavauntil 25:221:22 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:408:40 AM–09:519:51 AM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:519:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:22 01:221:22 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya21:199:19 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra20:218:21 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava12:1012:10 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:30 07:307:30 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1981
Śaka
1846
Kali
5025
Ahargaṇa
1 835 669
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:318:31 PM
Moonset
10:0810:08 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:335:33 AM07:307:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:335:33 AM06:316:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:026:02 AM07:307:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:307:30 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:408:40 AM09:519:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:239:23 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0211:02 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:101:10 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:352:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:082:08 PM15:563:56 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:262:26 PM15:033:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:574:57 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:574:57 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:574:57 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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