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December 1955 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 14 December 1955 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā

Budhavāra. Amāvasyā began at 12:2912:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:073:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:417:41 AM

Amāvasyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:073:07 PM

Amāvasyā gives way to Pratipadā.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 359° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 0% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 359° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:435:43 AM–06:426:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:136:13 AM–07:417:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:438:43 AM–10:3110:31 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:518:51 AM–10:0110:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1111:11 AM–12:2112:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0212:02 PM–12:4012:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2112:21 PM–13:311:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:413:41+1 AM–29:305:30+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha07:417:41 AM–08:518:51 AMgood
Amṛta08:518:51 AM–10:0110:01 AMgood
Kāla10:0110:01 AM–11:1111:11 AMavoid
Śubha11:1111:11 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Roga12:2112:21 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Udvega13:311:31 PM–14:412:41 PMavoid
Cara14:412:41 PM–15:513:51 PMneutral
Lābha15:513:51 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:015:01 PM–18:516:51 PMavoid
Śubha18:516:51 PM–20:418:41 PMgood
Amṛta20:418:41 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Cara22:3110:31 PM–24:2112:21+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2112:21+1 AM–26:112:11+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:112:11+1 AM–28:014:01+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:014:01+1 AM–29:515:51+1 AMgood
Udvega29:515:51+1 AM–31:417:41+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:417:41 AM to 31:417:41+1 AM

07:417:41 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:417:41+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Amāvasyāuntil 15:073:07 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 18:396:39 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 21:379:37 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Nāgauntil 15:073:07 PM
Kiṃstughnauntil 28:294:29+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2112:21 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45+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. SunriseAmāvasyā holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:311:31 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  4. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 21 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  8. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Kiṃstughna ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Amāvasyā15:073:07 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā18:396:39 PMMūla
YogaŚūla21:379:37 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaNāga15:073:07 PMKiṃstughna
VāraBudhavāra31:41 07:417:41 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 846 990
Day length
9 h 21 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:005:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:435:43 AM07:417:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:435:43 AM06:426:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:136:13 AM07:417:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:417:41 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:438:43 AM10:3110:31 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:518:51 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:413:41+1 AM29:305:30+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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