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

Monday 3 December 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, 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

07:397:39 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:278:27 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:5912:59 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming12:5912:59 PM
At noon, 12:5912:59 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 muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:466:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:196:19 AM–07:397:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3812:38 PM–13:201:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5711:57 PM–25:421:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:598:59 AM–10:1910:19 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3911:39 AM–12:5912:59 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:201:20 PM–14:032:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:291:29 PM–15:143:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:192:19 PM–15:393:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:283:28 PM–16:114:11 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

Amṛta07:397:39 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Kāla08:598:59 AM–10:1910:19 AMavoid
Śubha10:1910:19 AM–11:3911:39 AMgood
Roga11:3911:39 AM–12:5912:59 PMavoid
Udvega12:5912:59 PM–14:192:19 PMavoid
Cara14:192:19 PM–15:393:39 PMneutral
Lābha15:393:39 PM–16:594:59 PMgood
Amṛta16:594:59 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:196:19 PM–19:597:59 PMneutral
Roga19:597:59 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Kāla21:399:39 PM–23:1911:19 PMavoid
Lābha23:1911:19 PM–24:5912:59 AM+1good
Udvega24:5912:59 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:392:39 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1good
Amṛta28:194:19 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1good
Cara29:595:59 AM+1–31:407:40 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:397:39 AM to 31:407:40 AM+1

07:397:39 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:407:40 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 08:598:59 AM–10:1910:19 AM
Abhijit 12:3812:38 PM–13:201:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:3512:35 AM+1–25:231:23 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 10:1910:19 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:201:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:231:23 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
VāraSomavāra31:40 07:407:40 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 799
Day length
10 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:2310:23 PM
Moonset
10:5410:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:397:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:466:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:196:19 AM07:397:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:397:39 AM09:479:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:1910:19 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:479:47 AM11:5511:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3911:39 AM12:5912:59 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3512:35 PM13:231:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:201:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:201:20 PM14:032:03 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:291:29 PM15:143:14 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:192:19 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:283:28 PM16:114:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 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 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5711:57 PM25:421:42 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3512:35 AM+125:231:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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