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Wednesday 10 December 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 19:527:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:369:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:408:40 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:555:55 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:555:55 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5810:58 PM–24:4412:44+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:397:39 AM–09:079:07 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3510:35 AM–12:0312:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4011:40 AM–12:2712:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:311:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2512:25 PM–14:112:11 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

Lābha06:116:11 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Amṛta07:397:39 AM–09:079:07 AMgood
Kāla09:079:07 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Śubha10:3510:35 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Roga12:0312:03 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Udvega13:311:31 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Cara14:592:59 PM–16:274:27 PMneutral
Lābha16:274:27 PM–17:555:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:555:55 PM–19:277:27 PMavoid
Śubha19:277:27 PM–20:598:59 PMgood
Amṛta20:598:59 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Cara22:3110:31 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0312:03+1 AM–25:361:36+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:361:36+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:083:08+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMgood
Udvega28:404:40+1 AM–30:126:12+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12+1 AM

06:116:11 AM sunrise17:555:55 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:369:36 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 30:006:00+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 15:063:06 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:408:40 AM
Bālavauntil 21:369:36 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0312:03 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:555:55 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:311:31 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī21:369:36 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya30:00 06:006:00 AM ThuĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma15:063:06 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava08:408:40 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:12 06:126:12 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 536
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:189:18 PM
Moonset
09:079:07 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:079:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2512:25 PM14:112:11 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM17:555:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:555:55 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:555:55 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:555:55 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5810:58 PM24:4412:44+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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