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Wednesday 10 December 2014 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 20:228:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0610:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:109:10 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 223° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:295:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:095:09 PM–17:365:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:095:09 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2811:28 PM–25:141:14 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2410:24 AM–11:4511:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2411:24 AM–12:0712:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4511:45 AM–13:061:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5512:55 PM–14:412:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Amṛta07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Kāla09:039:03 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Śubha10:2410:24 AM–11:4511:45 AMgood
Roga11:4511:45 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Udvega13:061:06 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Cara14:272:27 PM–15:483:48 PMneutral
Lābha15:483:48 PM–17:095:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:095:09 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Śubha18:486:48 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Amṛta20:278:27 PM–22:0610:06 PMgood
Cara22:0610:06 PM–23:4611:46 PMneutral
Roga23:4611:46 PM–25:251:25 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:251:25 AM+1–27:043:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:043:04 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1good
Udvega28:434:43 AM+1–30:226:22 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:226:22 AM+1

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:095:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:0610:06 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 15:363:36 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:109:10 AM
Bālavauntil 22:0610:06 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4511:45 AM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:095:09 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:061:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 48 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:0610:06 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣyapast sunriseĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma15:363:36 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava09:109:10 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 536
Day length
10 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:418:41 PM
Moonset
09:069:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:295:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4511:45 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:003:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5512:55 PM14:412:41 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:003:00 PM17:095:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:095:09 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:095:09 PM17:365:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:095:09 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2811:28 PM25:141:14 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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