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Sunday 16 December 2012 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 04:294:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:591:59 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:256:25 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:389:38 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:325:32 AM
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1012:10 PM
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:192:19 PM
  • Godhūli17:115:11 PM–17:385:38 PM
  • Amṛta kāla23:1411:14 PM–24:4312:43 AM+1

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4811:48 AM–13:091:09 PM
  • Varjya14:162:16 PM–15:463:46 PM
  • Gulika14:302:30 PM–15:513:51 PM
  • Durmuhūrta15:453:45 PM–16:284:28 PM
  • Rāhu kāla15:513:51 PM–17:115:11 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

Udvega06:256:25 AM–07:467:46 AMavoid
Cara07:467:46 AM–09:079:07 AMneutral
Lābha09:079:07 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Amṛta10:2810:28 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Kāla11:4811:48 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Śubha13:091:09 PM–14:302:30 PMgood
Roga14:302:30 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Udvega15:513:51 PM–17:115:11 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:115:11 PM–18:516:51 PMgood
Amṛta18:516:51 PM–20:308:30 PMgood
Cara20:308:30 PM–22:0910:09 PMneutral
Roga22:0910:09 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Kāla23:4911:49 PM–25:281:28 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:281:28 AM+1–27:073:07 AM+1good
Udvega27:073:07 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:474:47 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:256:25 AM to 30:266:26 AM+1

06:256:25 AM sunrise17:115:11 PM sunsetsunrise 30:266:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:591:59 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 10:3210:32 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 09:389:38 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:093:09 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:591:59 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:513:51 PM–17:115:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:115:11 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  3. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:115:11 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī25:59 01:591:59 AM MonPañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā10:3210:32 AMŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva09:389:38 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaVaṇija15:093:09 PMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra30:26 06:266:26 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 812
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:568:56 AM
Moonset
20:318:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:394:39 AM06:256:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:394:39 AM05:325:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM06:256:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla06:256:25 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgava08:358:35 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:2711:27 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa11:4811:48 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇa12:5312:53 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:361:36 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjya14:162:16 PM15:463:46 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Gulika14:302:30 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhna15:023:02 PM17:115:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta15:453:45 PM16:284:28 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla15:513:51 PM17:115:11 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣa17:115:11 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:115:11 PM17:385:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:115:11 PM18:316:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kāla23:1411:14 PM24:4312:43 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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