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December 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 22 December 1979 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Tṛtīyā

Śanivāra. Tṛtīyā began at 12:5112:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4510:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Tṛtīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4510:45 AM

Tṛtīyā gives way to Caturthī.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 36° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 10% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 36° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2111:21 AM–11:5511:55 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:041:04 PM–13:381:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:553:55 PM–16:264:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:553:55 PM–17:275:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:008:00 PM–21:309:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:227:22 AM–08:268:26 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:227:22 AM–07:567:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:567:56 AM–08:308:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:309:30 AM–10:3410:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0011:00 AM–12:3012:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4212:42 PM–13:461:46 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla07:227:22 AM–08:268:26 AMavoid
Śubha08:268:26 AM–09:309:30 AMgood
Roga09:309:30 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Udvega10:3410:34 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Cara11:3811:38 AM–12:4212:42 PMneutral
Lābha12:4212:42 PM–13:461:46 PMgood
Amṛta13:461:46 PM–14:512:51 PMgood
Kāla14:512:51 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha15:553:55 PM–17:515:51 PMgood
Udvega17:515:51 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Śubha19:477:47 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Amṛta21:439:43 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Cara23:3811:38 PM–25:341:34+1 AMneutral
Roga25:341:34+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:303:30+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:265:26+1 AM–31:227:22+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:227:22+1 AM

07:227:22 AM sunrise15:553:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:227:22+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Tṛtīyāuntil 10:4510:45 AM
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 29:455:45+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 18:566:56 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:4510:45 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:399:39 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:309:30 AM–10:3410:34 AM
Abhijit 11:2111:21 AM–11:5511:55 AM
Pradoṣa 15:553:55 PM–17:585:58 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02+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. SunriseTṛtīyā holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3410:34 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. CaturthīTithi: Tṛtīyā ends.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5511:55 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:585:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Tṛtīyā10:4510:45 AMCaturthī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa29:45 05:455:45 AM SunDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta18:566:56 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara10:4510:45 AMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra31:22 07:227:22 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 764
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:249:24 AM
Moonset
19:167:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:227:22 AM08:268:26 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:227:22 AM07:567:56 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:567:56 AM08:308:30 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:309:30 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0011:00 AM12:3012:30 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2111:21 AM11:5511:55 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:122:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4212:42 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:041:04 PM13:381:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:122:12 PM15:553:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:553:55 PM17:585:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:553:55 PM16:264:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:553:55 PM17:275:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:008:00 PM21:309:30 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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