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Saturday 7 December 1918 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 02:042:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:042:04 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:417:41 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:082:08 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

13:001:00 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:001:00 PM
At noon, 13:001:00 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 41° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 41° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:545:54 AM–06:486:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM–07:417:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3912:39 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:472:47 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:407:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:187:18 PM–20:578:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:417:41 AM–09:019:01 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:417:41 AM–08:248:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:248:24 AM–09:069:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:289:28 AM–11:0611:06 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla10:2110:21 AM–11:4011:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:202:20 PM–15:403:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:535:53 AM+1–31:307:30 AM+1a 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

Kāla07:417:41 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Śubha09:019:01 AM–10:2110:21 AMgood
Roga10:2110:21 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Udvega11:4011:40 AM–13:001:00 PMavoid
Cara13:001:00 PM–14:202:20 PMneutral
Lābha14:202:20 PM–15:403:40 PMgood
Amṛta15:403:40 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Kāla17:005:00 PM–18:196:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:196:19 PM–20:008:00 PMgood
Udvega20:008:00 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Śubha21:409:40 PM–23:2011:20 PMgood
Amṛta23:2011:20 PM–25:011:01 AM+1good
Cara25:011:01 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1neutral
Roga26:412:41 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:214:21 AM+1–30:016:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha30:016:01 AM+1–31:427:42 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:417:41 AM to 31:427:42 AM+1

07:417:41 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:427:42 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:042:04 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 25:521:52 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 16:364:36 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:082:08 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:042:04 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2110:21 AM–11:4011:40 AM
Abhijit 12:3912:39 PM–13:221:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:3712:37 AM+1–25:251:25 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4011:40 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:251:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī26:04 02:042:04 AM SunPañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā25:52 01:521:52 AM SunŚravaṇa
YogaVṛddhi16:364:36 PMDhruva
KaraṇaVaṇija14:082:08 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra31:42 07:427:42 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1975
Śaka
1840
Kali
5019
Ahargaṇa
1 833 469
Day length
10 h 38 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:2810:28 AM
Moonset
21:419:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:545:54 AM07:417:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:545:54 AM06:486:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:216:21 AM07:417:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:417:41 AM09:499:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:417:41 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:417:41 AM08:248:24 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:248:24 AM09:069:06 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:289:28 AM11:0611:06 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:499:49 AM11:5611:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2110:21 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3612:36 PM13:241:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:042:04 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:202:20 PM15:403:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:472:47 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:407:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:187:18 PM20:578:57 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3712:37 AM+125:251:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:535:53 AM+131:307:30 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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