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December 1963 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Śukla to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 20 December 1963 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 15:393:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:414:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3810:38 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

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 46° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 46° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:365:36 AM–06:346:34 AM
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PM
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:272:27 PM
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:275:27 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
  • Varjya22:3910:39 PM–24:1912:19 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
Caturthīuntil 16:414:41 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 18:296:29 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 10:3810:38 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:414:41 PM
Bavauntil 29:015:01 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0511:05 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Abhijit 11:5611:56 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1512:15 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī16:414:41 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa18:296:29 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta10:3810:38 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:414:41 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra31:33 07:337:33 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2020
Śaka
1885
Kali
5064
Ahargaṇa
1 849 918
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:3910:39 AM
Moonset
20:458:45 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
Abhijit11:5611:56 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:3412:34 PM13:121:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
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 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya22:3910:39 PM24:1912:19 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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