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December 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 3 December 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 06:246:24 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:278:27 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:278:27 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 230° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 82% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 230° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:365:36 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:056:05 AM–07:327:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5711:57 PM–25:421:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0511:05 AM–12:1712:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3612:36 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:281:28 PM–14:392:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:291:29 PM–15:143:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:292:29 PM–15:073:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta07:327:32 AM–08:438:43 AMgood
Kāla08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Śubha09:549:54 AM–11:0511:05 AMgood
Roga11:0511:05 AM–12:1712:17 PMavoid
Udvega12:1712:17 PM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Cara13:281:28 PM–14:392:39 PMneutral
Lābha14:392:39 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Amṛta15:503:50 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:015:01 PM–18:506:50 PMneutral
Roga18:506:50 PM–20:398:39 PMavoid
Kāla20:398:39 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Lābha22:2810:28 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Udvega24:1712:17 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:062:06 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1good
Amṛta27:553:55 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1good
Cara29:445:44 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:327:32 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:278:27 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 30:566:56 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 28:154:15 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:278:27 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:199:19 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:549:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 29 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī08:278:27 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya30:56 06:566:56 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma28:15 04:154:15 AM TueIndra
KaraṇaBālava08:278:27 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:33 07:337:33 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 799
Day length
9 h 29 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:179:17 PM
Moonset
10:3510:35 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:365:36 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:365:36 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:056:05 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:327:32 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:438:43 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0511:05 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3612:36 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:073:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:281:28 PM14:392:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:291:29 PM15:143:14 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:292:29 PM15:073:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:073:07 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5711:57 PM25:421:42 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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