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December 1933 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 20 December 1933 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 23:5911:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:059:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2810:28 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 43° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:4311:43 AM–13:101:10 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:031:03 PM–13:371:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:543:54 PM–16:254:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:543:54 PM–17:275:27 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:258:25 AM–09:299:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3310:33 AM–11:3711:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2011:20 AM–11:5411:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3711:37 AM–12:4212:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:5412:54 AM+1–26:242:24 AM+1a 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

Lābha07:217:21 AM–08:258:25 AMgood
Amṛta08:258:25 AM–09:299:29 AMgood
Kāla09:299:29 AM–10:3310:33 AMavoid
Śubha10:3310:33 AM–11:3711:37 AMgood
Roga11:3711:37 AM–12:4212:42 PMavoid
Udvega12:4212:42 PM–13:461:46 PMavoid
Cara13:461:46 PM–14:502:50 PMneutral
Lābha14:502:50 PM–15:543:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega15:543:54 PM–17:505:50 PMavoid
Śubha17:505:50 PM–19:467:46 PMgood
Amṛta19:467:46 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Cara21:429:42 PM–23:3811:38 PMneutral
Roga23:3811:38 PM–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:341:34 AM+1–27:303:30 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:303:30 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1good
Udvega29:255:25 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:217:21 AM to 31:217:21 AM+1

07:217:21 AM sunrise15:543:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:059:05 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 21:109:10 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 13:011:01 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:2810:28 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:059:05 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3711:37 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 15:543:54 PM–17:585:58 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4212:42 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:585:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī21:059:05 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa21:109:10 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta13:011:01 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaVaṇija10:2810:28 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1990
Śaka
1855
Kali
5034
Ahargaṇa
1 838 961
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:0410:04 AM
Moonset
19:417:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:299:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3310:33 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2011:20 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3711:37 AM12:4212:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:4311:43 AM13:101:10 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2912:29 PM14:112:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:031:03 PM13:371:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:112:11 PM15:543:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:543:54 PM17:585:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:543:54 PM16:254:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:543:54 PM17:275:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:5412:54 AM+126:242:24 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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