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December 2012 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 3 December 2012 · Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 06:246:24 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:278:27 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:486:48 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:278:27 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonYangzhou11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 230° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 82% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 230° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:486:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:245:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:206:20 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5711:57 PM–25:421:42 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:048:04 AM–09:209:20 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3610:36 AM–11:5211:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–12:5312:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:081:08 PM–14:242:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:291:29 PM–15:143:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:552:55 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

Amṛta06:486:48 AM–08:048:04 AMgood
Kāla08:048:04 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Śubha09:209:20 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Roga10:3610:36 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Udvega11:5211:52 AM–13:081:08 PMavoid
Cara13:081:08 PM–14:242:24 PMneutral
Lābha14:242:24 PM–15:403:40 PMgood
Amṛta15:403:40 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:564:56 PM–18:406:40 PMneutral
Roga18:406:40 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Kāla20:248:24 PM–22:0810:08 PMavoid
Lābha22:0810:08 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Udvega23:5211:52 PM–25:361:36 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:361:36 AM+1–27:203:20 AM+1good
Amṛta27:203:20 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1good
Cara29:045:04 AM+1–30:486:48 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:486:48 AM to 30:486:48 AM+1

06:486:48 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 30:486:48 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:278:27 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 28:154:15 AM+1
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:278:27 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:199:19 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:048:04 AM–09:209:20 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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 09:209:20 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī08:278:27 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣyapast sunriseĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma28:15 04:154:15 AM TueIndra
KaraṇaBālava08:278:27 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:48 06:486:48 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 799
Day length
10 h 09 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:049:04 PM
Moonset
09:569:56 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:486:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:486:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:486:48 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:048:04 AM09:209:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5312:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:081:08 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:291:29 PM15:143:14 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM14:552:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:245:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:206:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5711:57 PM25:421:42 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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