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December 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 13 December 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:251:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:472:47 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:287:28 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:022:02 PM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 161° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 161° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:325:32 AM–06:306:30 AM
  • Amṛta kāla11:2511:25 AM–13:091:09 PM
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:3112:31 PM
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:252:25 PM
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PM

Avoid

  • Gulika08:398:39 AM–09:509:50 AM
  • Durmuhūrta09:229:22 AM–10:0010:00 AM
  • Rāhu kāla11:0111:01 AM–12:1212:12 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:3112:31 PM–13:091:09 PM
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:342:34 PM–15:453:45 PM
  • Varjya31:067:06 AM+1–32:498:49 AM+1

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

Cara07:287:28 AM–08:398:39 AMneutral
Lābha08:398:39 AM–09:509:50 AMgood
Amṛta09:509:50 AM–11:0111:01 AMgood
Kāla11:0111:01 AM–12:1212:12 PMavoid
Śubha12:1212:12 PM–13:231:23 PMgood
Roga13:231:23 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Udvega14:342:34 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Cara15:453:45 PM–16:564:56 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:564:56 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid
Kāla18:456:45 PM–20:348:34 PMavoid
Lābha20:348:34 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Udvega22:2410:24 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1312:13 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1good
Amṛta26:022:02 AM+1–27:513:51 AM+1good
Cara27:513:51 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1neutral
Roga29:405:40 AM+1–31:297:29 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:287:28 AM to 31:297:29 AM+1

07:287:28 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:297:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 26:472:47 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 14:022:02 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 17:295:29 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:102:10 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:472:47 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0111:01 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1212:12 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī26:47 02:472:47 AM SatPūrṇimā
NakṣatraKṛttikā14:022:02 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddha17:295:29 PMSādhya
KaraṇaGara14:102:10 PMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra31:29 07:297:29 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 511
Day length
9 h 28 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:084:08 PM
Moonset
30:286:28 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:325:32 AM07:287:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:325:32 AM06:306:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:016:01 AM07:287:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:287:28 AM09:229:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika08:398:39 AM09:509:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgava09:229:22 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta09:229:22 AM10:0010:00 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla11:0111:01 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kāla11:2511:25 AM13:091:09 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhna11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:5311:53 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:091:09 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:091:09 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:471:47 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa14:342:34 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhna15:033:03 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:564:56 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya31:067:06 AM+132:498:49 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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