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December 1938 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 26 December 1938 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 09:239:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5911:59 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5911:59 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:214:21 PM–18:096:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:468:46 AM–09:579:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0811:08 AM–12:1812:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3712:37 PM–13:151:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:291:29 PM–14:402:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:312:31 PM–15:083:08 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

Amṛta07:357:35 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Kāla08:468:46 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Śubha09:579:57 AM–11:0811:08 AMgood
Roga11:0811:08 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Udvega12:1812:18 PM–13:291:29 PMavoid
Cara13:291:29 PM–14:402:40 PMneutral
Lābha14:402:40 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Amṛta15:513:51 PM–17:025:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:025:02 PM–18:516:51 PMneutral
Roga18:516:51 PM–20:408:40 PMavoid
Kāla20:408:40 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Lābha22:2910:29 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1good
Udvega24:1912:19 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:082:08 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1good
Amṛta27:573:57 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good
Cara29:465:46 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:357:35 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:357:35 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:5911:59 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 28:024:02 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:5911:59 AM
Bavauntil 25:141:14 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:468:46 AM–09:579:57 AM
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:586:58 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 09:579:57 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī11:5911:59 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā28:02 04:024:02 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajrapast sunriseSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:5911:59 AMBava
VāraSomavāra31:36 07:367:36 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1995
Śaka
1860
Kali
5039
Ahargaṇa
1 840 793
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:0210:02 AM
Moonset
21:209:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:395:39 AM07:357:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:395:39 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 AM09:299:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:468:46 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:299:29 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0811:08 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:151:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:291:29 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:312:31 PM15:083:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:214:21 PM18:096:09 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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