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December 1946 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 20 December 1946 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī

Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 10:4510:45 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:031:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Kṛṣṇa Pradoṣa Vrata

Trayodaśī covers 117 of 117 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:031:03 PM

Dvādaśī gives way to Trayodaśī.

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 324° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 324° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:327:32 AM–09:269:26 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Saphalā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:365:36 AM–06:346:34 AM
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:3412:34 PM
  • Amṛta kāla12:4612:46 PM–14:332:33 PM
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:272:27 PM
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:285:28 PM

Avoid

  • Gulika08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AM
  • Durmuhūrta09:269:26 AM–10:0310:03 AM
  • Rāhu kāla11:0511:05 AM–12:1512:15 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:3412:34 PM–13:121:12 PM
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:372:37 PM–15:483:48 PM
  • Varjya27:073:07 AM+1–28:554:55 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

Cara07:327:32 AM–08:438:43 AMneutral
Lābha08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Amṛta09:549:54 AM–11:0511:05 AMgood
Kāla11:0511:05 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Śubha12:1512:15 PM–13:261:26 PMgood
Roga13:261:26 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Udvega14:372:37 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Cara15:483:48 PM–16:584:58 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:584:58 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Kāla18:486:48 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Lābha20:378:37 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Udvega22:2610:26 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1612:16 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1good
Amṛta26:052:05 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1good
Cara27:543:54 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1neutral
Roga29:445:44 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:327:32 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 13:031:03 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 22:3710:37 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 13:171:17 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:031:03 PM
Garauntil 26:192:19 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0511:05 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1512:15 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  5. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  6. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvādaśī13:031:03 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā22:3710:37 PMAnurādhā
YogaSukarmā13:171:17 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila13:031:03 PMGara
VāraŚukravāra31:33 07:337:33 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 709
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
29:215:21 AM+1
Moonset
14:492:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:365:36 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:365:36 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:056:05 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:327:32 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika08:438:43 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgava09:269:26 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta09:269:26 AM10:0310:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla11:0511:05 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhna11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:5711:57 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:3412:34 PM13:121:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla12:4612:46 PM14:332:33 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇa13:121:12 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:501:50 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa14:372:37 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhna15:053:05 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:584:58 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:584:58 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya27:073:07 AM+128:554:55 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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