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December 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 18 December 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 00:0612:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:442:44+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:017:01 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5212:52 PM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:017:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:3910:39 AM–12:2712:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:455:45 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:455:45 PM–19:057:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:218:21 AM–09:429:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0311:03 AM–12:2312:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4512:45 PM–13:271:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:441:44 PM–15:043:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:532:53 PM–15:363:36 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

Amṛta07:017:01 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Kāla08:218:21 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Śubha09:429:42 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Roga11:0311:03 AM–12:2312:23 PMavoid
Udvega12:2312:23 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Cara13:441:44 PM–15:043:04 PMneutral
Lābha15:043:04 PM–16:254:25 PMgood
Amṛta16:254:25 PM–17:455:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:455:45 PM–19:257:25 PMneutral
Roga19:257:25 PM–21:049:04 PMavoid
Kāla21:049:04 PM–22:4410:44 PMavoid
Lābha22:4410:44 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2312:23+1 AM–26:032:03+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:032:03+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:423:42+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMgood
Cara29:225:22+1 AM–31:017:01+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:017:01 AM to 31:017:01+1 AM

07:017:01 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:442:44+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 17:515:51 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 12:5212:52 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:241:24 PM
Bālavauntil 26:442:44+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:218:21 AM–09:429:42 AM
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4512:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:317:31 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:429:42 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:317:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī26:44 02:442:44 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya17:515:51 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra12:5212:52 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava13:241:24 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:01 07:017:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 395
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:109:10 PM
Moonset
09:369:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:017:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:017:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:017:01 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:429:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:3910:39 AM12:2712:27 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0311:03 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:271:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:441:44 PM15:043:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:532:53 PM15:363:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM17:455:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:455:45 PM19:317:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:455:45 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:455:45 PM19:057:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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