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Tuesday 24 December 1991 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 01:551:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4910:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:507:50 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1912:19 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:495:49 AM–06:496:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:196:19 AM–07:507:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:404:40 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:404:40 PM–18:116:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:372:37 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:369:36 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0310:03 AM–11:0911:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1512:15 PM–13:211:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:272:27 PM–15:343:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:565:56 PM–19:237:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4410:44 PM–23:4511:45 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

Roga07:507:50 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Udvega08:568:56 AM–10:0310:03 AMavoid
Cara10:0310:03 AM–11:0911:09 AMneutral
Lābha11:0911:09 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Amṛta12:1512:15 PM–13:211:21 PMgood
Kāla13:211:21 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Śubha14:272:27 PM–15:343:34 PMgood
Roga15:343:34 PM–16:404:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:404:40 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid
Lābha18:346:34 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Udvega20:278:27 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Śubha22:2110:21 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1512:15 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1good
Cara26:092:09 AM+1–28:034:03 AM+1neutral
Roga28:034:03 AM+1–29:575:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:575:57 AM+1–31:517:51 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:507:50 AM to 31:517:51 AM+1

07:507:50 AM sunrise16:404:40 PM sunsetsunrise 31:517:51 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:4910:49 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 28:044:04 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 14:182:18 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1912:19 PM
Bālavauntil 22:4910:49 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:272:27 PM–15:343:34 PM
Pradoṣa 16:404:40 PM–18:416:41 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:343:34 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:416:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:4910:49 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā28:04 04:044:04 AM WedMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti14:182:18 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava12:1912:19 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:51 07:517:51 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2048
Śaka
1913
Kali
5092
Ahargaṇa
1 860 149
Day length
8 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:428:42 PM
Moonset
09:589:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:495:49 AM07:507:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:495:49 AM06:496:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:196:19 AM07:507:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:507:50 AM09:369:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:369:36 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:369:36 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0310:03 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:081:08 PM14:542:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:343:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:542:54 PM16:404:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:404:40 PM18:416:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:404:40 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:404:40 PM18:116:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:565:56 PM19:237:23 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4410:44 PM23:4511:45 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:372:37 AM+128:044:04 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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