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December 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 12 December 1999 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 14:252:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:454:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:438:43 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 46° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 46° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–11:5111:51 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:001:00 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 kāla23:4511:45 PM–25:311:31 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3311:33 AM–12:3812:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:081:08 PM–14:542:54 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:431:43 PM–14:472:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:183:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 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

Udvega07:157:15 AM–08:198:19 AMavoid
Cara08:198:19 AM–09:249:24 AMneutral
Lābha09:249:24 AM–10:2910:29 AMgood
Amṛta10:2910:29 AM–11:3311:33 AMgood
Kāla11:3311:33 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Śubha12:3812:38 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Roga13:431:43 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Udvega14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha15:523:52 PM–17:475:47 PMgood
Amṛta17:475:47 PM–19:437:43 PMgood
Cara19:437:43 PM–21:389:38 PMneutral
Roga21:389:38 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Kāla23:3411:34 PM–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:291:29 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1good
Udvega27:253:25 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:205:20 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:454:45 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 08:438:43 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 16:414:41 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:454:45 PM
Bavauntil 29:475:47 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:1011:10 PM–23:5811:58 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:523:52 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 38 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5811:58 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī16:454:45 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā08:438:43 AMŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva16:414:41 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:454:45 PMBava
VāraRavivāra31:15 07:157:15 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 059
Day length
8 h 38 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:1510:15 AM
Moonset
19:407:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3311:33 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2512:25 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:001:00 PM13:341:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:081:08 PM14:542:54 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:431:43 PM14:472:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:092:09 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:183:18 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:472:47 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
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
Niśīthamidnight23:1011:10 PM23:5811:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4511:45 PM25:311:31 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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