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January 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 1 January 1956 · Dalian, Liaoning, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 01:091:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2510:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:179:17 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDalian11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 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 muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:4912:49 PM–14:162:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:092:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:414:41 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:414:41 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5711:57 AM–13:081:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:192:19 PM–15:303:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:034:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:303:30 PM–16:414:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:271:27+1 AM–26:562:56+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

Udvega07:137:13 AM–08:248:24 AMavoid
Cara08:248:24 AM–09:359:35 AMneutral
Lābha09:359:35 AM–10:4610:46 AMgood
Amṛta10:4610:46 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Kāla11:5711:57 AM–13:081:08 PMavoid
Śubha13:081:08 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Roga14:192:19 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Udvega15:303:30 PM–16:414:41 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:414:41 PM–18:306:30 PMgood
Amṛta18:306:30 PM–20:198:19 PMgood
Cara20:198:19 PM–22:0810:08 PMneutral
Roga22:0810:08 PM–23:5711:57 PMavoid
Kāla23:5711:57 PM–25:461:46+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:461:46+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMgood
Udvega27:353:35+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:245:24+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:137:13 AM sunrise16:414:41 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:2510:25 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 14:162:16 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 09:179:17 AM
Prītiuntil 30:026:02+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:4211:42 AM
Bālavauntil 22:2510:25 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:303:30 PM–16:414:41 PM
Pradoṣa 16:414:41 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:414:41 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 28 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:2510:25 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā14:162:16 PMMaghā
YogaViṣkambha09:179:17 AMPrīti
KaraṇaBava11:4211:42 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:13 07:137:13 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 008
Day length
9 h 28 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:408:40 PM
Moonset
09:109:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4912:49 PM14:162:16 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM14:472:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:092:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:192:19 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:472:47 PM16:414:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:034:03 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:303:30 PM16:414:41 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:414:41 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:414:41 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:414:41 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:271:27+1 AM26:562:56+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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