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December 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 29 December 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:507:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:326:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:516:51 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:157:15 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 165° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 165° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:076:07 PM–19:407:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:516:51 AM–08:198:19 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:516:51 AM–07:387:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:387:38 AM–08:258:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:518:51 AM–10:2410:24 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla09:479:47 AM–11:1511:15 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:102:10 PM–15:383:38 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:516:51 AM–08:198:19 AMavoid
Śubha08:198:19 AM–09:479:47 AMgood
Roga09:479:47 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Udvega11:1511:15 AM–12:4312:43 PMavoid
Cara12:4312:43 PM–14:102:10 PMneutral
Lābha14:102:10 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Amṛta15:383:38 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Kāla17:065:06 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:346:34 PM–20:068:06 PMgood
Udvega20:068:06 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Śubha21:399:39 PM–23:1111:11 PMgood
Amṛta23:1111:11 PM–24:4312:43+1 AMgood
Cara24:4312:43+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMneutral
Roga26:152:15+1 AM–27:473:47+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:473:47+1 AM–29:195:19+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:195:19+1 AM–30:516:51+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:516:51+1 AM

06:516:51 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:516:51+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 18:326:32 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:362:36+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 25:011:01+1 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:157:15 AM
Vaṇijauntil 18:326:32 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:405:40+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:479:47 AM–11:1511:15 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19+1 AM–25:071:07+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1511:15 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī18:326:32 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā26:36 02:362:36 AM SunĀrdrā
YogaŚukla25:01 01:011:01 AM SunBrahma
KaraṇaGara07:157:15 AMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra30:51 06:516:51 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 807
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:385:38 PM
Moonset
30:296:29+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:516:51 AM08:198:19 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:516:51 AM07:387:38 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:387:38 AM08:258:25 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:518:51 AM10:2410:24 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:479:47 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:076:07 PM19:407:40 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19+1 AM25:071:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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