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December 1961 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 25 December 1961 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Somavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 10:4110:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:3112:31 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3112:31 PM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 216° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 91% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 216° falls in Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:468:46 AM–09:579:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0711:07 AM–12:1812:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3712:37 PM–13:151:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:291:29 PM–14:402:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:302:30 PM–15:083:08 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:284:28 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1a 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

Amṛta07:357:35 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Kāla08:468:46 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Śubha09:579:57 AM–11:0711:07 AMgood
Roga11:0711:07 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Udvega12:1812:18 PM–13:291:29 PMavoid
Cara13:291:29 PM–14:402:40 PMneutral
Lābha14:402:40 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Amṛta15:503:50 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:015:01 PM–18:506:50 PMneutral
Roga18:506:50 PM–20:408:40 PMavoid
Kāla20:408:40 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Lābha22:2910:29 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Udvega24:1812:18 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:082:08 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1good
Amṛta27:573:57 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good
Cara29:465:46 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:357:35 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:357:35 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 12:3112:31 PM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 14:122:12 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 20:318:31 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:3112:31 PM
Bavauntil 25:371:37 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:468:46 AM–09:579:57 AM
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:579:57 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā12:3112:31 PMCaturthī
NakṣatraPuṣya14:122:12 PMĀśleṣā
YogaVaidhṛti20:318:31 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:3112:31 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2018
Śaka
1883
Kali
5062
Ahargaṇa
1 849 193
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:118:11 PM
Moonset
09:419:41 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:385:38 AM07:357:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:385:38 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 AM09:289:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:468:46 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0711:07 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:151:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:291:29 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:302:30 PM15:083:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:284:28 AM+130:156:15 AM+1sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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