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December 1953 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 24 December 1953 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 17:555:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:416:41 PM.

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

07:397:39 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 225° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 225° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:216:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–11:5711:57 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:051:05 PM–13:391:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:563:56 PM–16:274:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:563:56 PM–17:295:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3210:32 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:237:23 AM–08:278:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:319:31 AM–10:3510:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1410:14 AM–10:4810:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:2112:21 PM–14:032:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla12:4412:44 PM–13:481:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:391:39 PM–14:132:13 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

Śubha07:237:23 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Roga08:278:27 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Udvega09:319:31 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Cara10:3510:35 AM–11:3911:39 AMneutral
Lābha11:3911:39 AM–12:4412:44 PMgood
Amṛta12:4412:44 PM–13:481:48 PMgood
Kāla13:481:48 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Śubha14:522:52 PM–15:563:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:563:56 PM–17:525:52 PMgood
Cara17:525:52 PM–19:487:48 PMneutral
Roga19:487:48 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Lābha23:4011:40 PM–25:361:36+1 AMgood
Udvega25:361:36+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:313:31+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:275:27+1 AM–31:237:23+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:237:23 AM sunrise15:563:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:416:41 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 24:1312:13+1 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 07:397:39 AM
Viṣkambhauntil 31:217:21+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:416:41 PM
Kaulavauntil 31:197:19+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4412:44 PM–13:481:48 PM
Pradoṣa 15:563:56 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5711:57 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:481:48 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:006:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0412:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī18:416:41 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā24:13 00:1312:13 AM FriMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti07:397:39 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBālava18:416:41 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:23 07:237:23 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2010
Śaka
1875
Kali
5054
Ahargaṇa
1 846 270
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:108:10 PM
Moonset
09:419:41 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:216:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:237:23 AM08:278:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1410:14 AM10:4810:48 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2112:21 PM14:032:03 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3112:31 PM14:132:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4412:44 PM13:481:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:051:05 PM13:391:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:391:39 PM14:132:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:132:13 PM15:563:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:563:56 PM18:006:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:563:56 PM16:274:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:563:56 PM17:295:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3210:32 PM24:1312:13+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM24:0412:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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