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December 1970 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 December 1970 · Daegu, South Korea

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 07:297:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 33:139:13 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:297:29 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

20:168:16 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 218° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 218° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:326:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:036:03 AM–07:297:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:135:13 PM–17:415:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:135:13 PM–18:396:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:169:16 PM–23:0011:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:428:42 AM–09:559:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4910:49 AM–12:3412:34 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:0811:08 AM–12:2112:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0112:01 PM–12:4012:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2112:21 PM–13:341:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha07:297:29 AM–08:428:42 AMgood
Amṛta08:428:42 AM–09:559:55 AMgood
Kāla09:559:55 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Śubha11:0811:08 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Roga12:2112:21 PM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Udvega13:341:34 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Cara14:472:47 PM–16:004:00 PMneutral
Lābha16:004:00 PM–17:135:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:135:13 PM–19:007:00 PMavoid
Śubha19:007:00 PM–20:478:47 PMgood
Amṛta20:478:47 PM–22:3410:34 PMgood
Cara22:3410:34 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2112:21 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:082:08 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:553:55 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1good
Udvega29:435:43 AM+1–31:307:30 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:297:29 AM to 31:307:30 AM+1

07:297:29 AM sunrise17:135:13 PM sunsetsunrise 31:307:30 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 28:134:13 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 26:272:27 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 20:168:16 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2112:21 PM–13:341:34 PM
Pradoṣa 17:135:13 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:341:34 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  4. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  7. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya28:13 04:134:13 AM ThuĀśleṣā
YogaIndra26:27 02:272:27 AM ThuVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava20:168:16 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:30 07:307:30 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2027
Śaka
1892
Kali
5071
Ahargaṇa
1 852 471
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:238:23 PM
Moonset
10:0910:09 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:355:35 AM07:297:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:355:35 AM06:326:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:036:03 AM07:297:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:297:29 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:428:42 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4910:49 AM12:3412:34 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0811:08 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:135:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:135:13 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:135:13 PM17:415:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:135:13 PM18:396:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:169:16 PM23:0011:00 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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