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December 1939 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 16 December 1939 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 08:328:32 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3710:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī

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

At sunrise

06:466:46 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3710:37 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Mūla 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 muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:515:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:0112:01 PM–13:481:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:466:46 AM–08:038:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:466:46 AM–07:277:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:277:27 AM–08:088:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:209:20 AM–10:3610:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:091:09 PM–14:262:26 PMYama’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

Kāla06:466:46 AM–08:038:03 AMavoid
Śubha08:038:03 AM–09:209:20 AMgood
Roga09:209:20 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Udvega10:3610:36 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Cara11:5311:53 AM–13:091:09 PMneutral
Lābha13:091:09 PM–14:262:26 PMgood
Amṛta14:262:26 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Kāla15:433:43 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:594:59 PM–18:436:43 PMgood
Udvega18:436:43 PM–20:268:26 PMavoid
Śubha20:268:26 PM–22:1010:10 PMgood
Amṛta22:1010:10 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Cara23:5311:53 PM–25:371:37 AM+1neutral
Roga25:371:37 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:203:20 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:035:03 AM+1–30:476:47 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47 AM+1

06:466:46 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 10:3710:37 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 23:3611:36 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 22:1110:11 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:3710:37 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:4911:49 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:209:20 AM–10:3610:36 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3610:36 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī10:3710:37 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā23:3611:36 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa22:1110:11 PMVajra
KaraṇaBālava10:3710:37 AMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:47 06:476:47 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 148
Day length
10 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:2210:22 AM
Moonset
21:589:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:515:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:466:46 AM08:038:03 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:466:46 AM07:277:27 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:277:27 AM08:088:08 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:209:20 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0112:01 PM13:481:48 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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