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December 1938 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 26 December 1938 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 07:167:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:529:52 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:529:52 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 49° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 49° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:142:14 PM–16:024:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:095:09 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:095:09 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:447:44 AM–09:059:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2510:25 AM–11:4611:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0812:08 PM–12:5112:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:071:07 PM–14:272:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:172:17 PM–15:003:00 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

Amṛta06:236:23 AM–07:447:44 AMgood
Kāla07:447:44 AM–09:059:05 AMavoid
Śubha09:059:05 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Roga10:2510:25 AM–11:4611:46 AMavoid
Udvega11:4611:46 AM–13:071:07 PMavoid
Cara13:071:07 PM–14:272:27 PMneutral
Lābha14:272:27 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Amṛta15:483:48 PM–17:095:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:095:09 PM–18:486:48 PMneutral
Roga18:486:48 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Kāla20:288:28 PM–22:0710:07 PMavoid
Lābha22:0710:07 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Udvega23:4611:46 PM–25:261:26+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:261:26+1 AM–27:053:05+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:053:05+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMgood
Cara28:444:44+1 AM–30:246:24+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:246:24+1 AM

06:236:23 AM sunrise17:095:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:529:52 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 25:551:55+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 29:305:30+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:529:52 AM
Bavauntil 23:0711:07 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:447:44 AM–09:059:05 AM
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Pradoṣa 17:095:09 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:059:05 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī09:529:52 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā25:55 01:551:55 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajra29:30 05:305:30 AM TueSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:529:52 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:24 06:246:24 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1995
Śaka
1860
Kali
5039
Ahargaṇa
1 840 793
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:169:16 AM
Moonset
21:049:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:447:44 AM09:059:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM11:4611:46 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:5112:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM15:003:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:071:07 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:142:14 PM16:024:02 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:172:17 PM15:003:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:003:00 PM17:095:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:095:09 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:095:09 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:095:09 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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