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December 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 23 December 1968 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 15:363:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:001:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:308:30 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonHarbin11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 47° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–11:5011:50 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya12:5912:59 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 kāla21:209:20 PM–22:5110:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:188:18 AM–09:239:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2810:28 AM–11:3211:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5011:50 AM–12:2412:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:1612:16 PM–13:471:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:3712:37 PM–13:421:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:341:34 PM–14:082:08 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

Amṛta07:137:13 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Kāla08:188:18 AM–09:239:23 AMavoid
Śubha09:239:23 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Roga10:2810:28 AM–11:3211:32 AMavoid
Udvega11:3211:32 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Cara12:3712:37 PM–13:421:42 PMneutral
Lābha13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMgood
Amṛta14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:523:52 PM–17:475:47 PMneutral
Roga17:475:47 PM–19:427:42 PMavoid
Kāla19:427:42 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Lābha21:389:38 PM–23:3311:33 PMgood
Udvega23:3311:33 PM–25:281:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:281:28 AM+1–27:233:23 AM+1good
Amṛta27:233:23 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1good
Cara29:185:18 AM+1–31:137:13 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:137:13 AM+1

07:137:13 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:001:00 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 08:308:30 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 31:107:10 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 17:085:08 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:001:00 PM
Bavauntil 23:5811:58 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:188:18 AM–09:239:23 AM
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:239:23 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5011:50 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 40 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī13:001:00 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa08:308:30 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa17:085:08 PMVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:001:00 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 748
Day length
8 h 40 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:1810:18 AM
Moonset
19:587:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:239:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:2412:24 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1612:16 PM13:471:47 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2412:24 PM14:082:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory12:5912:59 PM13:341:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:341:34 PM14:082:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:082:08 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:209:20 PM22:5110:51 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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