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December 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 7 December 1998 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 14:352:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5712:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5712:57 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:256:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:565:56 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:148:14 PM–21:489:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:358:35 AM–09:469:46 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5010:50 AM–12:2412:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5810:58 AM–12:0912:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:071:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:211:21 PM–14:322:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM–15:013:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta07:237:23 AM–08:358:35 AMgood
Kāla08:358:35 AM–09:469:46 AMavoid
Śubha09:469:46 AM–10:5810:58 AMgood
Roga10:5810:58 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Udvega12:0912:09 PM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Cara13:211:21 PM–14:322:32 PMneutral
Lābha14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Amṛta15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMneutral
Roga18:446:44 PM–20:338:33 PMavoid
Kāla20:338:33 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Lābha22:2110:21 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1good
Udvega24:1012:10 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:581:58 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1good
Amṛta27:473:47 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1good
Cara29:355:35 AM+1–31:247:24 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:247:24 AM+1

07:237:23 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:5712:57 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:302:30 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 18:196:19 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:5712:57 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:2612:26 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:358:35 AM–09:469:46 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:469:46 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī12:5712:57 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya26:30 02:302:30 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma18:196:19 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava12:5712:57 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:24 07:247:24 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 689
Day length
9 h 33 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:578:57 PM
Moonset
10:2610:26 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:256:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:565:56 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:358:35 AM09:469:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5010:50 AM12:2412:24 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5810:58 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:071:07 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:211:21 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:232:23 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:148:14 PM21:489:48 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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