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December 1958 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 14 December 1958 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 18:146:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:085:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:297:29 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:328:32 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:325:32 AM–06:306:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:016:01 AM–07:297:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:252:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:586:58 PM–20:348:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya09:239:23 AM–10:5910:59 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1212:12 PM–13:231:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:342:34 PM–15:453:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:413:41 PM–16:194:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:453:45 PM–16:564:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega07:297:29 AM–08:408:40 AMavoid
Cara08:408:40 AM–09:519:51 AMneutral
Lābha09:519:51 AM–11:0211:02 AMgood
Amṛta11:0211:02 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Kāla12:1212:12 PM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Śubha13:231:23 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Roga14:342:34 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Udvega15:453:45 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:564:56 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Amṛta18:466:46 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Cara20:358:35 PM–22:2410:24 PMneutral
Roga22:2410:24 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1312:13 AM+1–26:022:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:022:02 AM+1–27:513:51 AM+1good
Udvega27:513:51 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:405:40 AM+1–31:297:29 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:297:29 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:297:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 17:085:08 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 29:205:20 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 08:328:32 AM
Vyāghātauntil 30:516:51 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 17:085:08 PM
Bavauntil 28:544:54 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:453:45 PM–16:564:56 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:564:56 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 28 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī17:085:08 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa29:20 05:205:20 AM MonDhaniṣṭhā
YogaDhruva08:328:32 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi17:085:08 PMBava
VāraRavivāra31:29 07:297:29 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 086
Day length
9 h 28 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:0610:06 AM
Moonset
20:568:56 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:325:32 AM07:297:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:325:32 AM06:306:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:016:01 AM07:297:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:297:29 AM09:229:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:229:22 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:239:23 AM10:5910:59 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:342:34 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:413:41 PM16:194:19 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:453:45 PM16:564:56 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:586:58 PM20:348:34 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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