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December 1909 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 16 December 1909 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:184:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:323:32 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:488:48 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:011:01 PM–13:351:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4711:47 PM–25:221:22 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:187:18 AM–08:228:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:279:27 AM–10:3110:31 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1010:10 AM–10:4410:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:351:35 PM–14:102:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:172:17 PM–15:523:52 PMa 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

Śubha07:187:18 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Roga08:228:22 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Udvega09:279:27 AM–10:3110:31 AMavoid
Cara10:3110:31 AM–11:3511:35 AMneutral
Lābha11:3511:35 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Amṛta12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Kāla13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Śubha14:482:48 PM–15:533:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:533:53 PM–17:485:48 PMgood
Cara17:485:48 PM–19:447:44 PMneutral
Roga19:447:44 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Kāla21:409:40 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Lābha23:3611:36 PM–25:311:31 AM+1good
Udvega25:311:31 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:273:27 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Amṛta29:235:23 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:187:18 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:323:32 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 10:1910:19 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 08:488:48 AM
Vyāghātauntil 30:556:55 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:583:58 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:323:32 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:565:56 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  3. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:441:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī27:32 03:323:32 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā10:1910:19 AMŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva08:488:48 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaVaṇija15:583:58 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:19 07:197:19 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1966
Śaka
1831
Kali
5010
Ahargaṇa
1 830 191
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:2210:22 AM
Moonset
18:586:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:228:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:279:27 AM10:3110:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1010:10 AM10:4410:44 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4012:40 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:351:35 PM14:102:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:102:10 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:172:17 PM15:523:52 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:565:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:244:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4711:47 PM25:221:22 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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