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December 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 9 December 1968 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 14:312:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:424:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0412:04 PM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–11:5011:50 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya12:5912:59 PM–13:341:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:245:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:017:01 PM–20:478:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:178:17 AM–09:229:22 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:248:24 AM–10:1010:10 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2710:27 AM–11:3211:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5011:50 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:3712:37 PM–13:421:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:341:34 PM–14:082:08 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

Amṛta07:127:12 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Kāla08:178:17 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Śubha09:229:22 AM–10:2710:27 AMgood
Roga10:2710:27 AM–11:3211:32 AMavoid
Udvega11:3211:32 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Cara12:3712:37 PM–13:421:42 PMneutral
Lābha13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMgood
Amṛta14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:523:52 PM–17:475:47 PMneutral
Roga17:475:47 PM–19:427:42 PMavoid
Kāla19:427:42 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Lābha21:389:38 PM–23:3311:33 PMgood
Udvega23:3311:33 PM–25:281:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:281:28+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:233:23+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMgood
Cara29:185:18+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:424:42 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:052:05+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 12:0412:04 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:424:42 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:405:40+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:178:17 AM–09:229:22 AM
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 PM

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 09:229:22 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5011:50 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 40 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:424:42 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya26:05 02:052:05 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma12:0412:04 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava16:424:42 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 734
Day length
8 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:257:25 PM
Moonset
10:4110:41 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:229:22 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:248:24 AM10:1010:10 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:2412:24 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2412:24 PM14:082:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory12:5912:59 PM13:341:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:341:34 PM14:082:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:082:08 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:523:52 PM17:555:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:523:52 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:523:52 PM17:245:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:017:01 PM20:478:47 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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