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Thursday 7 December 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 10:1910:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:167:16 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:167:16 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 231° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 82% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 231° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:2512:25 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:032:03 PM–15:313:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:545:54 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:545:54 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:106:10 AM–07:387:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:069:06 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0510:05 AM–10:5210:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:301:30 PM–14:582:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:462:46 PM–15:333:33 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

Śubha06:106:10 AM–07:387:38 AMgood
Roga07:387:38 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Udvega09:069:06 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Cara10:3410:34 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:301:30 PMgood
Amṛta13:301:30 PM–14:582:58 PMgood
Kāla14:582:58 PM–16:264:26 PMavoid
Śubha16:264:26 PM–17:545:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:545:54 PM–19:267:26 PMgood
Cara19:267:26 PM–20:588:58 PMneutral
Roga20:588:58 PM–22:3010:30 PMavoid
Kāla22:3010:30 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0212:02+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMgood
Udvega25:341:34+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:063:06+1 AM–28:394:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:394:39+1 AM–30:116:11+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11+1 AM

06:106:10 AM sunrise17:545:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 07:167:16 AM
Pañcamīuntil 28:454:45+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 19:547:54 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 12:1812:18 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:167:16 AM
Kaulavauntil 17:565:56 PM
Taitilauntil 28:454:45+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:2512:25 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:301:30 PM–14:582:58 PM
Pradoṣa 17:545:54 PM–19:327:32 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2512:25 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:582:58 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:327:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī07:167:16 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya19:547:54 PMĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma12:1812:18 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava07:167:16 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:11 06:116:11 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 629
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:559:55 PM
Moonset
09:409:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:106:10 AM07:387:38 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0510:05 AM10:5210:52 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:301:30 PM14:582:58 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:032:03 PM15:313:31 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:462:46 PM15:333:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM17:545:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:545:54 PM19:327:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:545:54 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:545:54 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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