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Wednesday 31 December 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 17:435:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:282:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:377:37 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:378:37 AM

Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Maghā, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:377:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:345:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:326:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:134:13 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:488:48 AM–09:599:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1011:10 AM–12:2112:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0212:02 PM–12:4012:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2112:21 PM–13:321:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:307:30 PM–20:578:57 PMa 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

Lābha07:377:37 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Amṛta08:488:48 AM–09:599:59 AMgood
Kāla09:599:59 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Śubha11:1011:10 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Roga12:2112:21 PM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Udvega13:321:32 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–15:543:54 PMneutral
Lābha15:543:54 PM–17:055:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:055:05 PM–18:546:54 PMavoid
Śubha18:546:54 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Amṛta20:438:43 PM–22:3210:32 PMgood
Cara22:3210:32 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2112:21 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:102:10 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:593:59 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1good
Udvega29:485:48 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:377:37 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 14:282:28 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 08:378:37 AM
Maghāuntil 30:236:23 AM+1
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 25:511:51 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:282:28 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:5912:59 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2112:21 PM–13:321:32 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–19:017:01 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:321:32 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:017:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī14:282:28 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā08:378:37 AMMaghā
YogaPrīti25:51 01:511:51 AM ThuĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava14:282:28 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra31:37 07:377:37 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2004
Śaka
1869
Kali
5048
Ahargaṇa
1 844 085
Day length
9 h 28 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:109:10 PM
Moonset
10:3610:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:405:40 AM07:377:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:405:40 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:377:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:377:37 AM09:309:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:488:48 AM09:599:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:309:30 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:055:05 PM19:017:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:055:05 PM17:345:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:055:05 PM18:326:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:307:30 PM20:578:57 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:134:13 AM+129:405:40 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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