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Wednesday 23 December 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:544:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:181:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 117 of 117 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2710:27 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 167° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 167° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM–06:366:36 AM
  • Amṛta kāla07:377:37 AM–09:029:02 AM
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:292:29 PM
  • Godhūli17:005:00 PM–17:295:29 PM
  • Amṛta kāla23:4311:43 PM–25:061:06 AM+1

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:458:45 AM–09:569:56 AM
  • Gulika11:0611:06 AM–12:1712:17 PM
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:3612:36 PM
  • Rāhu kāla12:1712:17 PM–13:281:28 PM
  • Varjya15:203:20 PM–16:444:44 PM

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

Lābha07:347:34 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Amṛta08:458:45 AM–09:569:56 AMgood
Kāla09:569:56 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Śubha11:0611:06 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Roga12:1712:17 PM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Udvega13:281:28 PM–14:392:39 PMavoid
Cara14:392:39 PM–15:493:49 PMneutral
Lābha15:493:49 PM–17:005:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:005:00 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid
Śubha18:496:49 PM–20:398:39 PMgood
Amṛta20:398:39 PM–22:2810:28 PMgood
Cara22:2810:28 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1712:17 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:072:07 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:563:56 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1good
Udvega29:455:45 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:005:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 13:181:18 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 10:2710:27 AM
Mṛgaśirāuntil 31:237:23 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 19:467:46 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:181:18 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:2411:24 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1712:17 PM–13:281:28 PM
Pradoṣa 17:005:00 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:281:28 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī13:181:18 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī10:2710:27 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚubha19:467:46 PMŚukla
KaraṇaVaṇija13:181:18 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 932
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:543:54 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:375:37 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:375:37 AM06:366:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:076:07 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:347:34 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla07:377:37 AM09:029:02 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Yamagaṇḍa08:458:45 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgava09:279:27 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika11:0611:06 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhna11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla12:1712:17 PM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇa13:141:14 PM15:073:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:511:51 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:073:07 PM17:005:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya15:203:20 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣa17:005:00 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:005:00 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:005:00 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kāla23:4311:43 PM25:061:06 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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