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December 1989 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 31 December 1989 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 00:5712:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2312:23+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4312:43 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:5612:56 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:5612:56 PM
At noon, 12:5612:56 PM, 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 muhūrta05:265:26 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3212:32 PM–13:191:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:532:53 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:275:27 PM–19:037:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:517:51 AM–09:279:27 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5612:56 PM–14:242:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:523:52 PM–17:205:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:145:14 PM–18:016:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:205:20 PM–18:486:48 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

Udvega07:047:04 AM–08:328:32 AMavoid
Cara08:328:32 AM–10:0010:00 AMneutral
Lābha10:0010:00 AM–11:2811:28 AMgood
Amṛta11:2811:28 AM–12:5612:56 PMgood
Kāla12:5612:56 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Śubha14:242:24 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Roga15:523:52 PM–17:205:20 PMavoid
Udvega17:205:20 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:486:48 PM–20:208:20 PMgood
Amṛta20:208:20 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Cara21:529:52 PM–23:2411:24 PMneutral
Roga23:2411:24 PM–24:5612:56+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:5612:56+1 AM–26:282:28+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:282:28+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMgood
Udvega28:004:00+1 AM–29:325:32+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:325:32+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:047:04+1 AM

07:047:04 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:2312:23+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 27:523:52+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 21:589:58 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:4312:43 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:2312:23+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3212:32 PM–13:191:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:205:20 PM–18:486:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:3212:32+1 AM–25:201:20+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:191:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:486:48 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:201:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī24:23 00:2312:23 AM MonPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā27:52 03:523:52 AM MonŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajra21:589:58 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaVaṇija12:4312:43 PMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra31:04 07:047:04 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2046
Śaka
1911
Kali
5090
Ahargaṇa
1 859 426
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:529:52 AM
Moonset
21:599:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:265:26 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:265:26 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:517:51 AM09:279:27 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3212:32 PM13:201:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3212:32 PM13:191:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5612:56 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:532:53 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:523:52 PM17:205:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:145:14 PM18:016:01 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:205:20 PM18:486:48 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:275:27 PM19:037:03 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3212:32+1 AM25:201:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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