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December 1945 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 18 December 1945 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:5111:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:338:33 AM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:018:01 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 170° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 170° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:429:42 AM–11:0811:08 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:242:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:145:14 PM–17:405:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:145:14 PM–18:346:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:152:15 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:458:45 AM–09:279:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:179:17 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5611:56 AM–13:151:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:352:35 PM–15:543:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:365:36 PM–19:037:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3510:35 PM–23:2911:29 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

Roga06:386:38 AM–07:577:57 AMavoid
Udvega07:577:57 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Cara09:179:17 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Amṛta11:5611:56 AM–13:151:15 PMgood
Kāla13:151:15 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Śubha14:352:35 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Roga15:543:54 PM–17:145:14 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:145:14 PM–18:546:54 PMavoid
Lābha18:546:54 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Udvega20:358:35 PM–22:1510:15 PMavoid
Śubha22:1510:15 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Amṛta23:5611:56 PM–25:361:36 AM+1good
Cara25:361:36 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1neutral
Roga27:173:17 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:584:58 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:386:38 AM+1

06:386:38 AM sunrise17:145:14 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 08:338:33 AM
Pūrṇimāuntil 29:235:23 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 12:3412:34 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 08:018:01 AM
Śubhauntil 28:114:11 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:338:33 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:576:57 PM
Bavauntil 29:235:23 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:352:35 PM–15:543:54 PM
Pradoṣa 17:145:14 PM–19:017:01 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:543:54 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:017:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  13. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  14. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  15. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī08:338:33 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī12:3412:34 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya08:018:01 AMŚubha
KaraṇaVaṇija08:338:33 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:38 06:386:38 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2002
Śaka
1867
Kali
5046
Ahargaṇa
1 843 342
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:444:44 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:458:45 AM09:279:27 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:179:17 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:429:42 AM11:0811:08 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:151:15 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:242:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:352:35 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM17:145:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:145:14 PM19:017:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:145:14 PM17:405:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:145:14 PM18:346:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:365:36 PM19:037:03 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3510:35 PM23:2911:29 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:152:15 AM+127:413:41 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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