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December 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 3 December 2012 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 06:246:24 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:278:27 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:278:27 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 230° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 82% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 230° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:255:25 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:222:22 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 kāla23:5711:57 PM–25:421:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:328:32 AM–09:449:44 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5610:56 AM–12:0812:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2712:27 PM–13:051:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:201:20 PM–14:322:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:291:29 PM–15:143:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:222:22 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

Amṛta07:207:20 AM–08:328:32 AMgood
Kāla08:328:32 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Śubha09:449:44 AM–10:5610:56 AMgood
Roga10:5610:56 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Udvega12:0812:08 PM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Cara13:201:20 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–20:328:32 PMavoid
Kāla20:328:32 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Lābha22:2010:20 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1good
Udvega24:0812:08 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:561:56 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1good
Amṛta27:453:45 AM+1–29:335:33 AM+1good
Cara29:335:33 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:217:21 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:278:27 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 30:566:56 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 28:154:15 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:278:27 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:199:19 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:328:32 AM–09:449:44 AM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4411:44 PM–24:3212:32 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. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:449:44 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3212:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī08:278:27 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya30:56 06:566:56 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma28:15 04:154:15 AM TueIndra
KaraṇaBālava08:278:27 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 799
Day length
9 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:109:10 PM
Moonset
10:2410:24 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:255:25 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:255:25 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:535:53 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:328:32 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5610:56 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:051:05 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:291:29 PM15:143:14 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:222:22 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
Niśīthamidnight23:4411:44 PM24:3212:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5711:57 PM25:421:42 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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