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Saturday 18 December 1926 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:064:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:542:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 117 of 117 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:317:31 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:332:33 PM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 167° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 167° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:336:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:046:04 AM–07:317:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:194:19 PM–17:535:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:317:31 AM–08:428:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:317:31 AM–08:098:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:098:09 AM–08:478:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:539:53 AM–11:0411:04 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3711:37 AM–13:111:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:031:03 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Kāla07:317:31 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Śubha08:428:42 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Roga09:539:53 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Udvega11:0411:04 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Cara12:1412:14 PM–13:251:25 PMneutral
Lābha13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Amṛta14:362:36 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Kāla15:473:47 PM–16:584:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:584:58 PM–18:476:47 PMgood
Udvega18:476:47 PM–20:368:36 PMavoid
Śubha20:368:36 PM–22:2510:25 PMgood
Amṛta22:2510:25 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Cara24:1512:15 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1neutral
Roga26:042:04 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:533:53 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:435:43 AM+1–31:327:32 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:317:31 AM to 31:327:32 AM+1

07:317:31 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:327:32 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 14:542:54 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 19:277:27 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 14:332:33 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:542:54 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:282:28 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:539:53 AM–11:0411:04 AM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0411:04 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  5. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī14:542:54 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī19:277:27 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya14:332:33 PMŚubha
KaraṇaVaṇija14:542:54 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra31:32 07:327:32 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1983
Śaka
1848
Kali
5027
Ahargaṇa
1 836 402
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:194:19 PM
Moonset
31:137:13 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:355:35 AM07:317:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:355:35 AM06:336:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:046:04 AM07:317:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:317:31 AM09:249:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:317:31 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:317:31 AM08:098:09 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:098:09 AM08:478:47 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:249:24 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3711:37 AM13:111:11 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:362:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:194:19 PM17:535:53 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:031:03 AM+126:382:38 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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