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December 1970 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 December 1970 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 23:2911:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:131:13 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1612:16 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 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 muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:584:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla13:161:16 PM–15:003:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:187:18 AM–08:538:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2810:28 AM–12:0312:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3711:37 AM–12:2812:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:371:37 PMRāhu’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

Lābha05:445:44 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Amṛta07:187:18 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Kāla08:538:53 AM–10:2810:28 AMavoid
Śubha10:2810:28 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Roga12:0312:03 PM–13:371:37 PMavoid
Udvega13:371:37 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Cara15:123:12 PM–16:474:47 PMneutral
Lābha16:474:47 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:226:22 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Śubha19:477:47 PM–21:129:12 PMgood
Amṛta21:129:12 PM–22:3710:37 PMgood
Cara22:3710:37 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0312:03 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:281:28 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:532:53 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1good
Udvega28:194:19 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:445:44 AM+1

05:445:44 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:131:13 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 20:138:13 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 18:276:27 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1612:16 PM
Bālavauntil 25:131:13 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0312:03 PM–13:371:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:371:37 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  7. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:13 01:131:13 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya20:138:13 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra18:276:27 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava12:1612:16 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:44 05:445:44 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2027
Śaka
1892
Kali
5071
Ahargaṇa
1 852 471
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:359:35 PM
Moonset
08:428:42 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:584:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:161:16 PM15:003:00 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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