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Thursday 3 December 1959 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 23:3711:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:418:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:337:33 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0510:05 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 43° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:046:04 AM–07:337:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:122:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:374:37 PM–17:075:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:374:37 PM–18:076:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1310:13 PM–23:4111:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:337:33 AM–08:418:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:499:49 AM–10:5710:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3410:34 AM–11:1111:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:131:13 PM–14:212:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:251:25 PM–14:532:53 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:122:12 PM–14:482:48 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

Śubha07:337:33 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Roga08:418:41 AM–09:499:49 AMavoid
Udvega09:499:49 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Cara10:5710:57 AM–12:0512:05 PMneutral
Lābha12:0512:05 PM–13:131:13 PMgood
Amṛta13:131:13 PM–14:212:21 PMgood
Kāla14:212:21 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Śubha15:293:29 PM–16:374:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:374:37 PM–18:296:29 PMgood
Cara18:296:29 PM–20:218:21 PMneutral
Roga20:218:21 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Kāla22:1310:13 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0612:06+1 AM–25:581:58+1 AMgood
Udvega25:581:58+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:503:50+1 AM–29:425:42+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:425:42+1 AM–31:347:34+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:337:33 AM to 31:347:34+1 AM

07:337:33 AM sunrise16:374:37 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 20:418:41 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 28:044:04+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 26:112:11+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:0510:05 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:418:41 PM
Bavauntil 31:277:27+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:131:13 PM–14:212:21 PM
Pradoṣa 16:374:37 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30+1 AM

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. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:212:21 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 03 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī20:418:41 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā28:04 04:044:04 AM FriŚravaṇa
YogaVṛddhi26:11 02:112:11 AM FriDhruva
KaraṇaVaṇija10:0510:05 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:34 07:347:34 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 440
Day length
9 h 03 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
10:1610:16 AM
Moonset
20:198:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:345:34 AM07:337:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:345:34 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:046:04 AM07:337:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:337:33 AM09:229:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:337:33 AM08:418:41 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:229:22 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:499:49 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3410:34 AM11:1111:11 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM14:482:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:212:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:251:25 PM14:532:53 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:122:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:122:12 PM14:482:48 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:482:48 PM16:374:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:374:37 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:374:37 PM17:075:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:374:37 PM18:076:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1310:13 PM23:4111:41 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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