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Tuesday 3 December 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 09:539:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:548:54 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:548:54 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 50° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 50° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:226:22 AM
  • Amṛta kāla10:2010:20 AM–11:5611:56 AM
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:2712:27 PM
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:222:22 PM
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PM
  • Amṛta kāla30:446:44 AM+1–32:238:23 AM+1

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:159:15 AM–09:539:53 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:449:44 AM–10:5610:56 AM
  • Gulika12:0812:08 PM–13:201:20 PM
  • Rāhu kāla14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PM
  • Varjya20:508:50 PM–22:2910:29 PM
  • Durmuhūrta22:4210:42 PM–23:3911:39 PM

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

Roga07:197:19 AM–08:328:32 AMavoid
Udvega08:328:32 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Cara09:449:44 AM–10:5610:56 AMneutral
Lābha10:5610:56 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Amṛta12:0812:08 PM–13:201:20 PMgood
Kāla13:201:20 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Śubha14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Roga15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Lābha18:446:44 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Udvega20:328:32 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Śubha22:2010:20 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0812:08 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1good
Cara25:561:56 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1neutral
Roga27:443:44 AM+1–29:325:32 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:325:32 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20 AM+1

07:197:19 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:548:54 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 16:434:43 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 14:252:25 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:548:54 AM
Bavauntil 20:448:44 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 37 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī08:548:54 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā16:434:43 PMŚravaṇa
YogaVṛddhi14:252:25 PMDhruva
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:548:54 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 501
Day length
9 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:2810:28 AM
Moonset
21:059:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:245:24 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:197:19 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgava09:159:15 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta09:159:15 AM09:539:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa09:449:44 AM10:5610:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kāla10:2010:20 AM11:5611:56 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhna11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:4911:49 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika12:0812:08 PM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇa13:051:05 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:441:44 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla14:322:32 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhna15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya20:508:50 PM22:2910:29 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrta22:4210:42 PM23:3911:39 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśītha23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla30:446:44 AM+132:238:23 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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