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December 1939 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 9 December 1939 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 07:207:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:216:21 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:247:24 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:043:04 PM

Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 339° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 339° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:285:28 AM–06:266:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:247:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:324:32 AM+1–30:086:08 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:247:24 AM–08:368:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:247:24 AM–08:028:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:028:02 AM–08:408:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:479:47 AM–10:5910:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:211:21 PM–14:332:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:027:02 PM–20:378:37 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

Kāla07:247:24 AM–08:368:36 AMavoid
Śubha08:368:36 AM–09:479:47 AMgood
Roga09:479:47 AM–10:5910:59 AMavoid
Udvega10:5910:59 AM–12:1012:10 PMavoid
Cara12:1012:10 PM–13:211:21 PMneutral
Lābha13:211:21 PM–14:332:33 PMgood
Amṛta14:332:33 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Kāla15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Udvega18:446:44 PM–20:338:33 PMavoid
Śubha20:338:33 PM–22:2210:22 PMgood
Amṛta22:2210:22 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1good
Cara24:1012:10 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1neutral
Roga25:591:59 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:483:48 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:365:36 AM+1–31:257:25 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:247:24 AM to 31:257:25 AM+1

07:247:24 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 30:216:21 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 15:043:04 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 26:102:10 AM+1
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:486:48 PM
Śakuniuntil 30:216:21 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:479:47 AM–10:5910:59 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5910:59 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 32 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  10. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī30:21 06:216:21 AM SunAmāvasyā
NakṣatraViśākhā15:043:04 PMAnurādhā
YogaSukarmā26:10 02:102:10 AM SunDhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:486:48 PMŚakuni
VāraŚanivāra31:25 07:257:25 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 141
Day length
9 h 32 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
30:256:25 AM+1
Moonset
15:503:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:285:28 AM07:247:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:285:28 AM06:266:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:247:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:247:24 AM09:199:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:247:24 AM08:368:36 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:247:24 AM08:028:02 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:028:02 AM08:408:40 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:199:19 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:479:47 AM10:5910:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:211:21 PM14:332:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:027:02 PM20:378:37 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:324:32 AM+130:086:08 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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