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Tuesday 6 December 1994 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 21:519:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:267:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:227:22 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:348:34 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 44° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 44° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:246:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:555:55 AM–07:227:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:194:19 PM–17:485:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:227:22 AM–08:528:52 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:179:17 AM–09:559:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:459:45 AM–10:5710:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0912:09 PM–13:211:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4310:43 PM–23:4011:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:072:07 AM+1–27:403:40 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

Roga07:227:22 AM–08:348:34 AMavoid
Udvega08:348:34 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Cara09:459:45 AM–10:5710:57 AMneutral
Lābha10:5710:57 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Amṛta12:0912:09 PM–13:211:21 PMgood
Kāla13:211:21 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Śubha14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Roga15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Lābha18:446:44 PM–20:338:33 PMgood
Udvega20:338:33 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Śubha22:2110:21 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0912:09 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1good
Cara25:581:58 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1neutral
Roga27:463:46 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:355:35 AM+1–31:237:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23 AM+1

07:227:22 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:237:23 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:267:26 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 22:1710:17 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 16:184:18 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:348:34 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:267:26 PM
Bavauntil 30:296:29 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī19:267:26 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā22:1710:17 PMŚravaṇa
YogaVṛddhi16:184:18 PMDhruva
KaraṇaVaṇija08:348:34 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:23 07:237:23 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2051
Śaka
1916
Kali
5095
Ahargaṇa
1 861 227
Day length
9 h 34 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:0610:06 AM
Moonset
20:438:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:227:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:246:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:555:55 AM07:227:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:227:22 AM09:179:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:227:22 AM08:528:52 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:179:17 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:179:17 AM09:559:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:459:45 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:322:32 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:194:19 PM17:485:48 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4310:43 PM23:4011:40 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:072:07 AM+127:403:40 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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