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December 1936 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 25 December 1936 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Dvādaśī

Śukravāra. Dvādaśī began at 23:1811:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:258:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

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

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Dvādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:287:28 AM

Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 139° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 139° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Ekādaśī pāraṇa · break the fast

07:237:23 AM–09:069:06 AM In prātaḥkāla, the first fifth of the day. Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–11:5711:57 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:061:06 PM–13:401:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:573:57 PM–16:284:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:573:57 PM–17:295:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:063:06+1 AM–28:334:33+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:278:27 AM–09:329:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:069:06 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3610:36 AM–11:4011:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5711:57 AM–12:3112:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:481:48 PM–14:532:53 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:226:22 PM–19:507:50 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

Cara07:237:23 AM–08:278:27 AMneutral
Lābha08:278:27 AM–09:329:32 AMgood
Amṛta09:329:32 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Kāla10:3610:36 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Śubha11:4011:40 AM–12:4412:44 PMgood
Roga12:4412:44 PM–13:481:48 PMavoid
Udvega13:481:48 PM–14:532:53 PMavoid
Cara14:532:53 PM–15:573:57 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga15:573:57 PM–17:535:53 PMavoid
Kāla17:535:53 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid
Lābha19:487:48 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Udvega21:449:44 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Śubha23:4011:40 PM–25:361:36+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:361:36+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMgood
Cara27:323:32+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMneutral
Roga29:285:28+1 AM–31:247:24+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:247:24+1 AM

07:237:23 AM sunrise15:573:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Dvādaśīuntil 20:258:25 PM
Trayodaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 07:287:28 AM
Kṛttikāuntil 29:165:16+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 12:3112:31 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:539:53 AM
Bālavauntil 20:258:25 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:576:57+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3610:36 AM–11:4011:40 AM
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Pradoṣa 15:573:57 PM–18:006:00 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04+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. SunriseDvādaśī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4011:40 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5711:57 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:006:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TrayodaśīTithi: Dvādaśī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Dvādaśī20:258:25 PMTrayodaśī
NakṣatraBharaṇī07:287:28 AMKṛttikā
YogaSiddha12:3112:31 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBava09:539:53 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra31:24 07:247:24 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1993
Śaka
1858
Kali
5037
Ahargaṇa
1 840 062
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:121:12 PM
Moonset
29:065:06+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:069:06 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3112:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3112:31 PM14:142:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:061:06 PM13:401:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:481:48 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:142:14 PM15:573:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:573:57 PM18:006:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:573:57 PM16:284:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:573:57 PM17:295:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:226:22 PM19:507:50 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:063:06+1 AM28:334:33+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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