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Saturday 19 December 1953 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:3311:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:279:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:327:32 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2810:28 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 163° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 163° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:056:05 AM–07:327:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:288:28 PM–21:589:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:327:32 AM–08:438:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:327:32 AM–08:108:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:108:10 AM–08:488:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:549:54 AM–11:0411:04 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:261:26 PM–14:372:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:563:56 PM–17:275:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Varjya28:504:50 AM+1–30:226:22 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

Kāla07:327:32 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Śubha08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Roga09:549:54 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Udvega11:0411:04 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Cara12:1512:15 PM–13:261:26 PMneutral
Lābha13:261:26 PM–14:372:37 PMgood
Amṛta14:372:37 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–20:378:37 PMavoid
Śubha20:378:37 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Amṛta22:2610:26 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Cara24:1512:15 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1neutral
Roga26:052:05 AM+1–27:543:54 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:543:54 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:435:43 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:327:32 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:327:32 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 21:279:27 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 23:2811:28 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 16:454:45 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:2810:28 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:279:27 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:549:54 AM–11:0411:04 AM
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:556:55 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. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī21:279:27 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī23:2811:28 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya16:454:45 PMŚubha
KaraṇaGara10:2810:28 AMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra31:33 07:337:33 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2010
Śaka
1875
Kali
5054
Ahargaṇa
1 846 265
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:393:39 PM
Moonset
31:157:15 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:355:35 AM07:327:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:355:35 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:056:05 AM07:327:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:327:32 AM09:259:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:327:32 AM08:438:43 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:327:32 AM08:108:10 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:108:10 AM08:488:48 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:259:25 AM11:1811:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:372:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:053:05 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:563:56 PM17:275:27 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:288:28 PM21:589:58 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:504:50 AM+130:226:22 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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