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December 1923 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 26 December 1923 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 05:575:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:206:20 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:569:56 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:281:28 PM–14:052:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:334:33 PM–17:035:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:334:33 PM–18:026:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:524:52 AM+1–30:326:32 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:288:28 AM–09:379:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4610:46 AM–11:5611:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3711:37 AM–12:1412:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:051:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:546:54 PM–20:338:33 PMa 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

Lābha07:187:18 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Amṛta08:288:28 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Kāla09:379:37 AM–10:4610:46 AMavoid
Śubha10:4610:46 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Roga11:5611:56 AM–13:051:05 PMavoid
Udvega13:051:05 PM–14:152:15 PMavoid
Cara14:152:15 PM–15:243:24 PMneutral
Lābha15:243:24 PM–16:334:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:334:33 PM–18:246:24 PMavoid
Śubha18:246:24 PM–20:158:15 PMgood
Amṛta20:158:15 PM–22:0510:05 PMgood
Cara22:0510:05 PM–23:5611:56 PMneutral
Roga23:5611:56 PM–25:471:47 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:471:47 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:373:37 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good
Udvega29:285:28 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:187:18 AM+1

07:187:18 AM sunrise16:334:33 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 30:206:20 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 30:326:32 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 09:569:56 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:126:12 PM
Bālavauntil 30:206:20 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5611:56 AM–13:051:05 PM
Pradoṣa 16:334:33 PM–18:316:31 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20 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. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:051:05 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:316:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī30:20 06:206:20 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā30:32 06:326:32 AM ThuMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti09:569:56 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava18:126:12 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:18 07:187:18 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1980
Śaka
1845
Kali
5024
Ahargaṇa
1 835 314
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:068:06 PM
Moonset
09:259:25 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4610:46 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:051:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM14:422:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:281:28 PM14:052:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:422:42 PM16:334:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:334:33 PM18:316:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:334:33 PM17:035:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:334:33 PM18:026:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:546:54 PM20:338:33 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:524:52 AM+130:326:32 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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