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December 1951 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 17 December 1951 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 22:5610:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:391:39+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:256:25 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1812:18 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:325:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:256:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:5311:53 AM–13:421:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:115:11 PM–17:385:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:115:11 PM–18:316:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:467:46 AM–09:079:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2810:28 AM–11:4811:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1012:10 PM–12:5312:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:091:09 PM–14:302:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:192:19 PM–15:023:02 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

Amṛta06:256:25 AM–07:467:46 AMgood
Kāla07:467:46 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Śubha09:079:07 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Roga10:2810:28 AM–11:4811:48 AMavoid
Udvega11:4811:48 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Cara13:091:09 PM–14:302:30 PMneutral
Lābha14:302:30 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Amṛta15:513:51 PM–17:115:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:115:11 PM–18:516:51 PMneutral
Roga18:516:51 PM–20:308:30 PMavoid
Kāla20:308:30 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Lābha22:0910:09 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Udvega23:4911:49 PM–25:281:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:281:28+1 AM–27:073:07+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:073:07+1 AM–28:474:47+1 AMgood
Cara28:474:47+1 AM–30:266:26+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:256:25 AM to 30:266:26+1 AM

06:256:25 AM sunrise17:115:11 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:391:39+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 19:077:07 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 16:084:08 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1812:18 PM
Bālavauntil 25:391:39+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:467:46 AM–09:079:07 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Pradoṣa 17:115:11 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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 09:079:07 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:39 01:391:39 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya19:077:07 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra16:084:08 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava12:1812:18 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:26 06:266:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2008
Śaka
1873
Kali
5052
Ahargaṇa
1 845 532
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:348:34 PM
Moonset
09:209:20 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:394:39 AM06:256:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:394:39 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:256:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:256:25 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:467:46 AM09:079:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5311:53 AM13:421:42 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:5312:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:302:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:192:19 PM15:023:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:115:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:115:11 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:115:11 PM17:385:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:115:11 PM18:316:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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