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December 1924 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 29 December 1924 · Tehran, Iran

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:438:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:096:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:227:22 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:391:39 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:572:57 PM–16:274:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:235:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:206:20 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:228:22 AM–09:359:35 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4810:48 AM–12:0112:01 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2112:21 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:151:15 PM–14:282:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:182:18 PM–14:572:57 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

Amṛta07:097:09 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Kāla08:228:22 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Śubha09:359:35 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Roga10:4810:48 AM–12:0112:01 PMavoid
Udvega12:0112:01 PM–13:151:15 PMavoid
Cara13:151:15 PM–14:282:28 PMneutral
Lābha14:282:28 PM–15:413:41 PMgood
Amṛta15:413:41 PM–16:544:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:544:54 PM–18:416:41 PMneutral
Roga18:416:41 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Kāla20:288:28 PM–22:1510:15 PMavoid
Lābha22:1510:15 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1good
Udvega24:0212:02 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:481:48 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Amṛta27:353:35 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1good
Cara29:225:22 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09 AM+1

07:097:09 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:096:09 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 24:3712:37 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 21:489:48 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:227:22 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:096:09 PM
Bavauntil 29:075:07 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:228:22 AM–09:359:35 AM
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:486:48 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:359:35 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:486:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī18:096:09 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā24:37 00:3712:37 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajra21:489:48 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaVaṇija07:227:22 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1981
Śaka
1846
Kali
5025
Ahargaṇa
1 835 683
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:509:50 AM
Moonset
20:458:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:001:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:151:15 PM14:282:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:391:39 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:182:18 PM14:572:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:572:57 PM16:274:27 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:486:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:235:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:206:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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