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December 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 28 December 1997 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:272:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:591:59 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:247:24 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:172:17 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 341° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 341° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:247:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:071:07 PM–13:421:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:562:56 PM–16:334:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli15:593:59 PM–16:304:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:593:59 PM–17:315:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4111:41 AM–12:4612:46 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:501:50 PM–14:552:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:502:50 PM–15:253:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:552:55 PM–15:593:59 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

Udvega07:247:24 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Cara08:288:28 AM–09:339:33 AMneutral
Lābha09:339:33 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Amṛta10:3710:37 AM–11:4111:41 AMgood
Kāla11:4111:41 AM–12:4612:46 PMavoid
Śubha12:4612:46 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Roga13:501:50 PM–14:552:55 PMavoid
Udvega14:552:55 PM–15:593:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha15:593:59 PM–17:555:55 PMgood
Amṛta17:555:55 PM–19:507:50 PMgood
Cara19:507:50 PM–21:469:46 PMneutral
Roga21:469:46 PM–23:4211:42 PMavoid
Kāla23:4211:42 PM–25:371:37 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:371:37 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1good
Udvega27:333:33 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:295:29 AM+1–31:247:24 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:247:24 AM sunrise15:593:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:591:59 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 23:4811:48 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 24:0912:09 AM+1
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:172:17 PM
Śakuniuntil 25:591:59 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:552:55 PM–15:593:59 PM
Pradoṣa 15:593:59 PM–18:026:02 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:593:59 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:026:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī25:59 01:591:59 AM MonAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā23:4811:48 PMMūla
YogaGaṇḍa24:09 00:0912:09 AM MonVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:172:17 PMŚakuni
VāraRavivāra31:24 07:247:24 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 345
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:266:26 AM+1
Moonset
15:043:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:247:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:247:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:247:24 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4111:41 AM12:4612:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3312:33 PM14:162:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:071:07 PM13:421:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:501:50 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:162:16 PM15:593:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:502:50 PM15:253:25 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:552:55 PM15:593:59 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:562:56 PM16:334:33 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk15:593:59 PM18:026:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:593:59 PM16:304:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:593:59 PM17:315:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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