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

Friday 27 December 1946 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 04:244:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:136:13 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:124:12 PM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:395:39 AM–06:376:37 AM
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:3812:38 PM
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:312:31 PM
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:315:31 PM
  • Amṛta kāla30:596:59 AM+1–32:448:44 AM+1

Avoid

  • Gulika08:478:47 AM–09:579:57 AM
  • Durmuhūrta09:299:29 AM–10:0710:07 AM
  • Rāhu kāla11:0811:08 AM–12:1912:19 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM–13:161:16 PM
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:412:41 PM–15:513:51 PM
  • Varjya20:338:33 PM–22:1710:17 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

Cara07:367:36 AM–08:478:47 AMneutral
Lābha08:478:47 AM–09:579:57 AMgood
Amṛta09:579:57 AM–11:0811:08 AMgood
Kāla11:0811:08 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Śubha12:1912:19 PM–13:301:30 PMgood
Roga13:301:30 PM–14:412:41 PMavoid
Udvega14:412:41 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Cara15:513:51 PM–17:025:02 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:025:02 PM–18:516:51 PMavoid
Kāla18:516:51 PM–20:418:41 PMavoid
Lābha20:418:41 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Udvega22:3010:30 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1912:19 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1good
Amṛta26:082:08 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1good
Cara27:583:58 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1neutral
Roga29:475:47 AM+1–31:367:36 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:367:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 30:136:13 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 16:124:12 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 18:526:52 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 17:215:21 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 30:136:13 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0811:08 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:3812:38 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1912:19 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī30:13 06:136:13 AM SatPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa16:124:12 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa18:526:52 PMVajra
KaraṇaVaṇija17:215:21 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra31:36 07:367:36 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 716
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:2310:23 AM
Moonset
20:178:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:395:39 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:395:39 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:367:36 AM09:299:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika08:478:47 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgava09:299:29 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta09:299:29 AM10:0710:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla11:0811:08 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhna11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit12:0012:00 PM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:161:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:161:16 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:531:53 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa14:412:41 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhna15:093:09 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:025:02 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:025:02 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya20:338:33 PM22:1710:17 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla30:596:59 AM+132:448:44 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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