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Tuesday 17 December 1974 · Daegu, South Korea

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 05:505:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:078:07 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:307:30 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:299:29 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 39° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 39° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:355:35 AM–06:326:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:046:04 AM–07:307:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:135:13 PM–17:425:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:135:13 PM–18:396:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:592:59 AM+1–28:464:46 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:269:26 AM–10:0510:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:569:56 AM–11:0811:08 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2112:21 PM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:472:47 PM–16:004:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:164:16 PM–18:036:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5610:56 PM–23:5311:53 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

Roga07:307:30 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Udvega08:438:43 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Cara09:569:56 AM–11:0811:08 AMneutral
Lābha11:0811:08 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Amṛta12:2112:21 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Śubha14:472:47 PM–16:004:00 PMgood
Roga16:004:00 PM–17:135:13 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:135:13 PM–19:007:00 PMavoid
Lābha19:007:00 PM–20:478:47 PMgood
Udvega20:478:47 PM–22:3510:35 PMavoid
Śubha22:3510:35 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2212:22 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1good
Cara26:092:09 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1neutral
Roga27:563:56 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:435:43 AM+1–31:307:30 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:307:30 AM to 31:307:30 AM+1

07:307:30 AM sunrise17:135:13 PM sunsetsunrise 31:307:30 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 11:4811:48 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 09:299:29 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 18:576:57 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:472:47 PM–16:004:00 PM
Pradoṣa 17:135:13 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  3. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:004:00 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā11:4811:48 AMŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva09:299:29 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaVaṇija18:576:57 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:30 07:307:30 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2031
Śaka
1896
Kali
5075
Ahargaṇa
1 853 933
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:489:48 AM
Moonset
20:368:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:355:35 AM07:307:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:355:35 AM06:326:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:046:04 AM07:307:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:307:30 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:269:26 AM10:0510:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:0811:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:472:47 PM16:004:00 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:135:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:164:16 PM18:036:03 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:135:13 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:135:13 PM17:425:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:135:13 PM18:396:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5610:56 PM23:5311:53 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:592:59 AM+128:464:46 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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