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Monday 9 December 1968 · Daegu, South Korea

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 15:313:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:425:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:247:24 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:041:04 PM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:305:30 AM–06:276:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:595:59 AM–07:247:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:115:11 PM–17:405:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:115:11 PM–18:376:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:018:01 PM–21:479:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:388:38 AM–09:519:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:249:24 AM–11:1011:10 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0411:04 AM–12:1812:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3712:37 PM–13:171:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:311:31 PM–14:452:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:352:35 PM–15:143:14 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

Amṛta07:247:24 AM–08:388:38 AMgood
Kāla08:388:38 AM–09:519:51 AMavoid
Śubha09:519:51 AM–11:0411:04 AMgood
Roga11:0411:04 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Udvega12:1812:18 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Cara13:311:31 PM–14:452:45 PMneutral
Lābha14:452:45 PM–15:583:58 PMgood
Amṛta15:583:58 PM–17:115:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:115:11 PM–18:586:58 PMneutral
Roga18:586:58 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Kāla20:458:45 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Lābha22:3210:32 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1812:18+1 AM–26:052:05+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:052:05+1 AM–27:523:52+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:523:52+1 AM–29:385:38+1 AMgood
Cara29:385:38+1 AM–31:257:25+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:247:24 AM to 31:257:25+1 AM

07:247:24 AM sunrise17:115:11 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 17:425:42 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 13:041:04 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:425:42 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:406:40+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:388:38 AM–09:519:51 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 17:115:11 PM–19:057:05 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:519:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 47 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:057:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī17:425:42 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya27:05 03:053:05 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma13:041:04 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava17:425:42 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:25 07:257:25 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 734
Day length
9 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:468:46 PM
Moonset
10:4910:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:305:30 AM07:247:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:305:30 AM06:276:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:595:59 AM07:247:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:247:24 AM09:229:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:388:38 AM09:519:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:229:22 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:249:24 AM11:1011:10 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0411:04 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:171:17 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:311:31 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:352:35 PM15:143:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:143:14 PM17:115:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:115:11 PM19:057:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:115:11 PM17:405:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:115:11 PM18:376:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:018:01 PM21:479:47 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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