December 1963 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 20 December 1963 · Lagos, Nigeria

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 08:398:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:419:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:516:51 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:419:41 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:4412:44 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLagos12:4412:44 PM
At noon, 12:4412:44 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 49° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 49° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:071:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:401:40 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:208:20 AM–09:489:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–09:599:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1611:16 AM–12:4412:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:071:07 PM–13:541:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:393:39 PM–17:195:19 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:403:40 PM–17:085:08 PMYama’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

Cara06:516:51 AM–08:208:20 AMneutral
Lābha08:208:20 AM–09:489:48 AMgood
Amṛta09:489:48 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Kāla11:1611:16 AM–12:4412:44 PMavoid
Śubha12:4412:44 PM–14:122:12 PMgood
Roga14:122:12 PM–15:403:40 PMavoid
Udvega15:403:40 PM–17:085:08 PMavoid
Cara17:085:08 PM–18:366:36 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:366:36 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Kāla20:088:08 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Lābha21:409:40 PM–23:1211:12 PMgood
Udvega23:1211:12 PM–24:4412:44 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:4412:44 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1good
Amṛta26:162:16 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1good
Cara27:483:48 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1neutral
Roga29:205:20 AM+1–30:526:52 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:526:52 AM+1

06:516:51 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:526:52 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:419:41 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 11:2911:29 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 26:582:58 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:419:41 AM
Bavauntil 22:0110:01 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1611:16 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:071:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 24:2012:20 AM+1–25:081:08 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:4412:44 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:071:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:081:08 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī09:419:41 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa11:2911:29 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa26:58 02:582:58 AM SatVajra
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:419:41 AMBava
VāraŚukravāra30:52 06:526:52 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2020
Śaka
1885
Kali
5064
Ahargaṇa
1 849 918
Day length
11 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:2210:22 AM
Moonset
22:2610:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:208:20 AM09:489:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:3311:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM09:599:59 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:4412:44 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2012:20 PM13:081:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:071:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:071:07 PM13:541:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:393:39 PM17:195:19 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:403:40 PM17:085:08 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2012:20 AM+125:081:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:401:40 AM+127:203:20 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
This page as JSON · Markdown · ICS
Profile
pac-rp@2026.1 · upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Ayanāṃśa
lahiri-iae1985 · 23°20′57″
Engine · ruleset
0.1.0 · 2026.3-draft
Place
6°27′ N 3°24′ E · GeoNames 2332459