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December 1938 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 26 December 1938 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 09:239:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5911:59 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5911:59 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:4011:40 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4011:40 AM
At noon, 11:4011:40 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

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–17:305:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla16:214:21 PM–18:096:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:288:28 AM–09:329:32 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3610:36 AM–11:4011:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5711:57 AM–12:3212:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4412:44 PM–13:491:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:401:40 PM–14:142:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta07:237:23 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Kāla08:288:28 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Śubha09:329:32 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Roga10:3610:36 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Udvega11:4011:40 AM–12:4412:44 PMavoid
Cara12:4412:44 PM–13:491:49 PMneutral
Lābha13:491:49 PM–14:532:53 PMgood
Amṛta14:532:53 PM–15:573:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:573:57 PM–17:535:53 PMneutral
Roga17:535:53 PM–19:497:49 PMavoid
Kāla19:497:49 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Lābha21:459:45 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Udvega23:4011:40 PM–25:361:36 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:361:36 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1good
Amṛta27:323:32 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good
Cara29:285:28 AM+1–31:247:24 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:237:23 AM sunrise15:573:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:5911:59 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 28:024:02 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:5911:59 AM
Bavauntil 25:141:14 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:288:28 AM–09:329:32 AM
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Pradoṣa 15:573:57 PM–18:016:01 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–24:0412:04 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:329:32 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5711:57 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:016:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī11:5911:59 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā28:02 04:024:02 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajrapast sunriseSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:5911:59 AMBava
VāraSomavāra31:24 07:247:24 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1995
Śaka
1860
Kali
5039
Ahargaṇa
1 840 793
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:349:34 AM
Moonset
20:328:32 PM

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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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 AM12:3212:32 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3212:32 PM14:142:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4412:44 PM13:491:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:061:06 PM13:401:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:401:40 PM14:142:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:142:14 PM15:573:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:573:57 PM18:016:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:573:57 PM16:284:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:573:57 PM17:305:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:214:21 PM18:096:09 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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