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Tuesday 27 December 2016 · Budapest, Hungary

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:004:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:076:07+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:317:31 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:065:06 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 19° above S. Day length 8 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBudapest11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 340° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 340° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:296:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:585:58 AM–07:317:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:0212:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:101:10 PM–13:441:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:593:59 PM–16:304:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:593:59 PM–17:325:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:476:47 PM–20:338:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:098:09 AM–09:559:55 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:139:13 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4511:45 AM–12:4912:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:521:52 PM–14:552:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:1210:12 PM–23:1411:14 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

Roga07:317:31 AM–08:358:35 AMavoid
Udvega08:358:35 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–10:4210:42 AMneutral
Lābha10:4210:42 AM–11:4511:45 AMgood
Amṛta11:4511:45 AM–12:4912:49 PMgood
Kāla12:4912:49 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Śubha13:521:52 PM–14:552:55 PMgood
Roga14:552:55 PM–15:593:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla15:593:59 PM–17:555:55 PMavoid
Lābha17:555:55 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Udvega19:527:52 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Śubha21:499:49 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Amṛta23:4511:45 PM–25:421:42+1 AMgood
Cara25:421:42+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMneutral
Roga27:383:38+1 AM–29:355:35+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:355:35+1 AM–31:327:32+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:317:31 AM to 31:327:32+1 AM

07:317:31 AM sunrise15:593:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:327:32+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 30:076:07+1 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 28:314:31+1 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 29:375:37+1 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 17:065:06 PM
Śakuniuntil 30:076:07+1 AM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:521:52 PM–14:552:55 PM
Pradoṣa 15:593:59 PM–18:036:03 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0212:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:552:55 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 27 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:036:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī30:07 06:076:07 AM WedAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā28:31 04:314:31 AM WedMūla
YogaGaṇḍa29:37 05:375:37 AM WedVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi17:065:06 PMŚakuni
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:32 07:327:32 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 284
Day length
8 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:236:23+1 AM
Moonset
14:592:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:317:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:296:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:585:58 AM07:317:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:317:31 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:098:09 AM09:559:55 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:139:13 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:0212:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4511:45 AM12:4912:49 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:172:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:101:10 PM13:441:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:521:52 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:172:17 PM15:593:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:593:59 PM18:036:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:593:59 PM16:304:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:593:59 PM17:325:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:476:47 PM20:338:33 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1210:12 PM23:1411:14 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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