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December 1981 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 30 December 1981 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 00:0212:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:111:11+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:247:24 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4012:40 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:247:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:081:08 PM–13:431:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:004:00 PM–16:314:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:004:00 PM–17:335:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:278:27 PM–22:0910:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:298:29 AM–09:339:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1410:14 AM–11:5611:56 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:3810:38 AM–11:4211:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2511:25 AM–12:0012:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4211:42 AM–12:4712:47 PMRāhu’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

Lābha07:247:24 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Amṛta08:298:29 AM–09:339:33 AMgood
Kāla09:339:33 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Śubha10:3810:38 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Roga11:4211:42 AM–12:4712:47 PMavoid
Udvega12:4712:47 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Cara13:511:51 PM–14:562:56 PMneutral
Lābha14:562:56 PM–16:004:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:004:00 PM–17:565:56 PMavoid
Śubha17:565:56 PM–19:517:51 PMgood
Amṛta19:517:51 PM–21:479:47 PMgood
Cara21:479:47 PM–23:4311:43 PMneutral
Roga23:4311:43 PM–25:381:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:381:38+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:343:34+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Udvega29:295:29+1 AM–31:257:25+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:247:24 AM to 31:257:25+1 AM

07:247:24 AM sunrise16:004:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:111:11+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 27:323:32+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:4012:40 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:111:11+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4211:42 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Pradoṣa 16:004:00 PM–18:046:04 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4712:47 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 36 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:046:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī25:11 01:111:11 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhāpast sunriseŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajra27:32 03:323:32 AM ThuSiddhi
KaraṇaVaṇija12:4012:40 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:25 07:257:25 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2038
Śaka
1903
Kali
5082
Ahargaṇa
1 856 503
Day length
8 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:559:55 AM
Moonset
19:407:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:247:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:247:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:247:24 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1410:14 AM11:5611:56 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:172:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:081:08 PM13:431:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:172:17 PM16:004:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:004:00 PM18:046:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:004:00 PM16:314:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:004:00 PM17:335:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:278:27 PM22:0910:09 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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