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Monday 8 December 2025 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:346:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:247:24 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:397:39 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:285:28 AM–06:266:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:575:57 AM–07:247:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2011:20 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:368:36 AM–09:479:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5810:58 AM–12:1012:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2912:29 PM–13:071:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:211:21 PM–14:332:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:162:16 PM–15:463:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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

Amṛta07:247:24 AM–08:368:36 AMgood
Kāla08:368:36 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Śubha09:479:47 AM–10:5810:58 AMgood
Roga10:5810:58 AM–12:1012:10 PMavoid
Udvega12:1012:10 PM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Cara13:211:21 PM–14:332:33 PMneutral
Lābha14:332:33 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Amṛta15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMneutral
Roga18:446:44 PM–20:338:33 PMavoid
Kāla20:338:33 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Lābha22:2210:22 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1good
Udvega24:1012:10 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:591:59 AM+1–27:483:48 AM+1good
Amṛta27:483:48 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1good
Cara29:365:36 AM+1–31:257:25 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:247:24 AM to 31:257:25 AM+1

07:247:24 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:346:34 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 29:235:23 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 19:317:31 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:397:39 AM
Bālavauntil 18:346:34 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:405:40 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:368:36 AM–09:479:47 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:526:52 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:479:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 31 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī18:346:34 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya29:23 05:235:23 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma19:317:31 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava07:397:39 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:25 07:257:25 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 552
Day length
9 h 31 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:318:31 PM
Moonset
10:4110:41 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:285:28 AM07:247:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:285:28 AM06:266:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:575:57 AM07:247:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:247:24 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:368:36 AM09:479:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5810:58 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:071:07 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:211:21 PM14:332:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:162:16 PM15:463:46 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2011:20 PM24:5112:51 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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