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Wednesday 18 December 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 03:243:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:362:36 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1012:10 PM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:336:33 AM
  • Amṛta kāla11:1611:16 AM–12:5212:52 PM
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:272:27 PM
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:275:27 PM

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:428:42 AM–09:539:53 AM
  • Gulika11:0411:04 AM–12:1512:15 PM
  • Durmuhūrta11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PM
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–13:251:25 PM
  • Varjya30:176:17 AM+1–31:517:51 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

Lābha07:327:32 AM–08:428:42 AMgood
Amṛta08:428:42 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Kāla09:539:53 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Śubha11:0411:04 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–13:251:25 PMavoid
Udvega13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PMavoid
Cara14:362:36 PM–15:473:47 PMneutral
Lābha15:473:47 PM–16:584:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:584:58 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid
Śubha18:476:47 PM–20:368:36 PMgood
Amṛta20:368:36 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Cara22:2610:26 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1512:15 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:042:04 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:543:54 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1good
Udvega29:435:43 AM+1–31:327:32 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:327:32 AM+1

07:327:32 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:327:32 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:362:36 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 17:405:40 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 12:1012:10 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:023:02 PM
Bālavauntil 26:362:36 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–13:251:25 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:251:25 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī26:36 02:362:36 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya17:405:40 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra12:1012:10 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava15:023:02 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:32 07:327:32 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 516
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:398:39 PM
Moonset
09:449:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:355:35 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:355:35 AM06:336:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:046:04 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:327:32 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa08:428:42 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgava09:259:25 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika11:0411:04 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kāla11:1611:16 AM12:5212:52 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhna11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM13:251:25 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇa13:111:11 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:491:49 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:053:05 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:584:58 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:584:58 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya30:176:17 AM+131:517:51 AM+1sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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