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December 1931 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 14 December 1931 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 10:5010:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2811:28 AM.

Observed here on this day

Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī

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

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2811:28 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 61° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 25% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 61° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:096:09 AM–07:327:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:234:23 PM–18:066:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:455:45 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:455:45 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:488:48 AM–10:0510:05 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2211:22 AM–12:3812:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5912:59 PM–13:401:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:551:55 PM–15:123:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:013:01 PM–15:423:42 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

Amṛta07:327:32 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Kāla08:488:48 AM–10:0510:05 AMavoid
Śubha10:0510:05 AM–11:2211:22 AMgood
Roga11:2211:22 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Udvega12:3812:38 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Cara13:551:55 PM–15:123:12 PMneutral
Lābha15:123:12 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Amṛta16:284:28 PM–17:455:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:455:45 PM–19:287:28 PMneutral
Roga19:287:28 PM–21:129:12 PMavoid
Kāla21:129:12 PM–22:5510:55 PMavoid
Lābha22:5510:55 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1good
Udvega24:3912:39 AM+1–26:222:22 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:222:22 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1good
Amṛta28:064:06 AM+1–29:495:49 AM+1good
Cara29:495:49 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:327:32 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 11:2811:28 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 27:303:30 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 29:125:12 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:2811:28 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:0512:05 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:488:48 AM–10:0510:05 AM
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15 AM+1–25:031:03 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. SunrisePañcamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0510:05 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī11:2811:28 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā27:30 03:303:30 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa29:12 05:125:12 AM TueVajra
KaraṇaBālava11:2811:28 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:33 07:337:33 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1988
Śaka
1853
Kali
5032
Ahargaṇa
1 838 224
Day length
10 h 13 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:4011:40 AM
Moonset
22:3710:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:096:09 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:327:32 AM09:349:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:0510:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:349:34 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2211:22 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5912:59 PM13:401:40 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:551:55 PM15:123:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:013:01 PM15:423:42 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM17:455:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:234:23 PM18:066:06 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:455:45 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:455:45 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:455:45 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15 AM+125:031:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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