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December 1943 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 17 December 1943 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 07:587:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3810:38 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:308:30 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3810:38 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

13:141:14 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:141:14 PM
At noon, 13:141:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 241° ahead of it, in Maghā, 74% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 241° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:346:34 AM–07:327:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:037:03 AM–08:308:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5512:55 PM–13:331:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika09:419:41 AM–10:5210:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2410:24 AM–11:0211:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:141:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:331:33 PM–14:102:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:353:35 PM–16:464:46 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:509:50 PM–23:3811:38 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

Cara08:308:30 AM–09:419:41 AMneutral
Lābha09:419:41 AM–10:5210:52 AMgood
Amṛta10:5210:52 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:141:14 PMavoid
Śubha13:141:14 PM–14:252:25 PMgood
Roga14:252:25 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Udvega15:353:35 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Cara16:464:46 PM–17:575:57 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:575:57 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Kāla19:467:46 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Lābha21:369:36 PM–23:2511:25 PMgood
Udvega23:2511:25 PM–25:141:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:141:14 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1good
Amṛta27:033:03 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1good
Cara28:534:53 AM+1–30:426:42 AM+1neutral
Roga30:426:42 AM+1–32:318:31 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:308:30 AM to 32:318:31 AM+1

08:308:30 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:318:31 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 10:3810:38 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 31:157:15 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:3810:38 AM
Garauntil 24:0012:00 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0312:03 PM–13:141:14 PM
Abhijit 12:5512:55 PM–13:331:33 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 24:5012:50 AM+1–25:381:38 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. SunrisePañcamī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:141:14 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:331:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:381:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī10:3810:38 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMaghāpast sunrisePūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha31:15 07:157:15 AM SatPrīti
KaraṇaTaitila10:3810:38 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra32:31 08:318:31 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2000
Śaka
1865
Kali
5044
Ahargaṇa
1 842 610
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:0811:08 PM
Moonset
12:1712:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:346:34 AM08:308:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:346:34 AM07:327:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:037:03 AM08:308:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:308:30 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:1712:17 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2410:24 AM11:0211:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5012:50 PM13:381:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:331:33 PM14:102:10 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:102:10 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:353:35 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:509:50 PM23:3811:38 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5012:50 AM+125:381:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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