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December 1938 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 26 December 1938 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 09:239:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5911:59 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:526:52 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5911:59 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:295:29 AM–06:526:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:214:21 PM–18:096:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:088:08 AM–09:259:25 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4110:41 AM–11:5811:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–12:5912:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:151:15 PM–14:312:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:212:21 PM–15:023:02 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

Amṛta06:526:52 AM–08:088:08 AMgood
Kāla08:088:08 AM–09:259:25 AMavoid
Śubha09:259:25 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Roga10:4110:41 AM–11:5811:58 AMavoid
Udvega11:5811:58 AM–13:151:15 PMavoid
Cara13:151:15 PM–14:312:31 PMneutral
Lābha14:312:31 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Amṛta15:483:48 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:045:04 PM–18:486:48 PMneutral
Roga18:486:48 PM–20:318:31 PMavoid
Kāla20:318:31 PM–22:1510:15 PMavoid
Lābha22:1510:15 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Udvega23:5811:58 PM–25:421:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:421:42 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1good
Amṛta27:253:25 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1good
Cara29:095:09 AM+1–30:526:52 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:526:52 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:526:52 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:5911:59 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 28:024:02 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:5911:59 AM
Bavauntil 25:141:14 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:088:08 AM–09:259:25 AM
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:259:25 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī11:5911:59 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā28:02 04:024:02 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajrapast sunriseSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:5911:59 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:52 06:526:52 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1995
Śaka
1860
Kali
5039
Ahargaṇa
1 840 793
Day length
10 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:329:32 AM
Moonset
21:079:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:526:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:295:29 AM06:526:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:526:52 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:088:08 AM09:259:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM11:5811:58 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM12:5912:59 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:151:15 PM14:312:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:212:21 PM15:023:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:214:21 PM18:096:09 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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