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Thursday 24 December 1981 · Camayenne, Conakry, Guinea

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 05:025:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:407:40 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

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

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:029:02 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 11 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonCamayenne12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, 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 muhūrta05:285:28 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3112:31 PM–13:181:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:416:41 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:416:41 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:092:09 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:077:07 AM–08:348:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0110:01 AM–11:2811:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5910:59 AM–11:4511:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:212:21 PM–15:483:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:203:20 PM–17:085:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:363:36 PM–16:234:23 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

Śubha07:077:07 AM–08:348:34 AMgood
Roga08:348:34 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Udvega10:0110:01 AM–11:2811:28 AMavoid
Cara11:2811:28 AM–12:5412:54 PMneutral
Lābha12:5412:54 PM–14:212:21 PMgood
Amṛta14:212:21 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Kāla15:483:48 PM–17:155:15 PMavoid
Śubha17:155:15 PM–18:416:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:416:41 PM–20:158:15 PMgood
Cara20:158:15 PM–21:489:48 PMneutral
Roga21:489:48 PM–23:2111:21 PMavoid
Kāla23:2111:21 PM–24:5512:55 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:5512:55 AM+1–26:282:28 AM+1good
Udvega26:282:28 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:014:01 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1good
Amṛta29:355:35 AM+1–31:087:08 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08 AM+1

07:077:07 AM sunrise18:416:41 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 09:029:02 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 17:225:22 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:226:22 PM
Śakunipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3112:31 PM–13:181:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:212:21 PM–15:483:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:416:41 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31 AM+1–25:191:19 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:181:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:483:48 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  6. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 34 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśīpast sunriseAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā09:029:02 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaŚūla17:225:22 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:226:22 PMŚakuni
VāraGuruvāra31:08 07:087:08 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2038
Śaka
1903
Kali
5082
Ahargaṇa
1 856 497
Day length
11 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:176:17 AM+1
Moonset
17:215:21 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:285:28 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:285:28 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:535:53 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:077:07 AM08:348:34 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0110:01 AM11:2811:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5910:59 AM11:4511:45 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:181:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:042:04 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:203:20 PM17:085:08 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:363:36 PM16:234:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:416:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:416:41 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:416:41 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:416:41 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31 AM+125:191:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:092:09 AM+127:573:57 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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