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December 1931 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 28 December 1931 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 04:534:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:283:28 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:124:12 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:386:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:096:09 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5011:50 PM–25:231:23 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:478:47 AM–09:589:58 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0811:08 AM–12:1912:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM–13:161:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:301:30 PM–14:412:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:312:31 PM–16:044:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:093:09 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

Amṛta07:367:36 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Kāla08:478:47 AM–09:589:58 AMavoid
Śubha09:589:58 AM–11:0811:08 AMgood
Roga11:0811:08 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Udvega12:1912:19 PM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Cara13:301:30 PM–14:412:41 PMneutral
Lābha14:412:41 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Amṛta15:523:52 PM–17:035:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:035:03 PM–18:526:52 PMneutral
Roga18:526:52 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Kāla20:418:41 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Lābha22:3010:30 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1good
Udvega24:1912:19 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:092:09 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1good
Amṛta27:583:58 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1good
Cara29:475:47 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:283:28 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 25:231:23 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 25:441:44 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:124:12 PM
Bālavauntil 27:283:28 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:478:47 AM–09:589:58 AM
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:3812:38 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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 09:589:58 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī27:28 03:283:28 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā25:23 01:231:23 AM TueMaghā
YogaViṣkambha25:44 01:441:44 AM TuePrīti
KaraṇaBava16:124:12 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:36 07:367:36 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1988
Śaka
1853
Kali
5032
Ahargaṇa
1 838 238
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:318:31 PM
Moonset
10:1310:13 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:395:39 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:395:39 AM06:386:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:096:09 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:299:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:478:47 AM09:589:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:299:29 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0811:08 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:301:30 PM14:412:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:312:31 PM16:044:04 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:093:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5011:50 PM25:231:23 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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