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December 1953 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 23 December 1953 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā

Budhavāra. Tṛtīyā began at 11:5211:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5511:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:507:50 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5511:55 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 216° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 90% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 216° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:485:48 AM–06:496:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:196:19 AM–07:507:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:1210:12 AM–11:5111:51 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:394:39 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:394:39 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:568:56 AM–10:0210:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0811:08 AM–12:1512:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5711:57 AM–12:3212:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–13:211:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:216:21+1 AM–32:038:03+1 AMa 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

Lābha07:507:50 AM–08:568:56 AMgood
Amṛta08:568:56 AM–10:0210:02 AMgood
Kāla10:0210:02 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Śubha11:0811:08 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Udvega13:211:21 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Cara14:272:27 PM–15:333:33 PMneutral
Lābha15:333:33 PM–16:394:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:394:39 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid
Śubha18:336:33 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Amṛta20:278:27 PM–22:2110:21 PMgood
Cara22:2110:21 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1512:15+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:092:09+1 AM–28:034:03+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:034:03+1 AM–29:565:56+1 AMgood
Udvega29:565:56+1 AM–31:507:50+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:507:50 AM to 31:507:50+1 AM

07:507:50 AM sunrise16:394:39 PM sunsetsunrise 31:507:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 11:5511:55 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 16:484:48 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 25:391:39+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:5511:55 AM
Bavauntil 24:1312:13+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 16:394:39 PM–18:416:41 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39+1 AM

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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:211:21 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 49 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:416:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā11:5511:55 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraPuṣya16:484:48 PMĀśleṣā
YogaVaidhṛti25:39 01:391:39 AM ThuViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:5511:55 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:50 07:507:50 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2010
Śaka
1875
Kali
5054
Ahargaṇa
1 846 269
Day length
8 h 49 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:008:00 PM
Moonset
09:539:53 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:485:48 AM07:507:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:485:48 AM06:496:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:196:19 AM07:507:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:507:50 AM09:369:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:568:56 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:369:36 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:1210:12 AM11:5111:51 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0811:08 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM14:532:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:532:53 PM16:394:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:394:39 PM18:416:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:394:39 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:394:39 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:216:21+1 AM32:038:03+1 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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