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Thursday 7 December 2017 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 12:4912:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:469:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:237:23 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:469:46 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:285:28 AM–06:256:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:237:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:334:33 PM–18:016:01 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

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:237:23 AM–08:358:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:467:46 AM–09:149:14 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:469:46 AM–10:5810:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3410:34 AM–11:1211:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:211:21 PM–14:332:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM–15:013:01 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

Śubha07:237:23 AM–08:358:35 AMgood
Roga08:358:35 AM–09:469:46 AMavoid
Udvega09:469:46 AM–10:5810:58 AMavoid
Cara10:5810:58 AM–12:0912:09 PMneutral
Lābha12:0912:09 PM–13:211:21 PMgood
Amṛta13:211:21 PM–14:332:33 PMgood
Kāla14:332:33 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Śubha15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Cara18:446:44 PM–20:338:33 PMneutral
Roga20:338:33 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Kāla22:2110:21 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1012:10 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1good
Udvega25:581:58 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:473:47 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1good
Amṛta29:365:36 AM+1–31:247:24 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:237:23 AM to 31:247:24 AM+1

07:237:23 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:469:46 AM
Pañcamīuntil 31:157:15 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 22:2410:24 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 14:482:48 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:469:46 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:268:26 PM
Taitilauntil 31:157:15 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:211:21 PM–14:332:33 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:332:33 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 32 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī09:469:46 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya22:2410:24 PMĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma14:482:48 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava09:469:46 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:24 07:247:24 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 629
Day length
9 h 32 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:069:06 PM
Moonset
10:3510:35 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:285:28 AM07:237:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:285:28 AM06:256:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:237:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:237:23 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:237:23 AM08:358:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:467:46 AM09:149:14 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:469:46 AM10:5810:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3410:34 AM11:1211:12 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:211:21 PM14:332:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:232:23 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:334:33 PM18:016:01 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
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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