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Monday 12 December 2022 · Daegu, South Korea

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 19:457:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1910:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:267:26 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:448:44 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 223° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:325:32 AM–06:296:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:016:01 AM–07:267:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:125:12 PM–17:405:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:125:12 PM–18:376:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:547:54 PM–21:429:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:398:39 AM–09:539:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:069:06 AM–10:5410:54 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0611:06 AM–12:1912:19 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:181:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:321:32 PM–14:452:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:362:36 PM–15:153:15 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

Amṛta07:267:26 AM–08:398:39 AMgood
Kāla08:398:39 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Śubha09:539:53 AM–11:0611:06 AMgood
Roga11:0611:06 AM–12:1912:19 PMavoid
Udvega12:1912:19 PM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Cara13:321:32 PM–14:452:45 PMneutral
Lābha14:452:45 PM–15:593:59 PMgood
Amṛta15:593:59 PM–17:125:12 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:125:12 PM–18:596:59 PMneutral
Roga18:596:59 PM–20:468:46 PMavoid
Kāla20:468:46 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Lābha22:3210:32 PM–24:1912:19+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1912:19+1 AM–26:062:06+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:062:06+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:533:53+1 AM–29:405:40+1 AMgood
Cara29:405:40+1 AM–31:277:27+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:267:26 AM to 31:277:27+1 AM

07:267:26 AM sunrise17:125:12 PM sunsetsunrise 31:277:27+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:1910:19 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 27:063:06+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 08:448:44 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:029:02 AM
Bālavauntil 22:1910:19 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:398:39 AM–09:539:53 AM
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 17:125:12 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43+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 09:539:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:1910:19 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya27:06 03:063:06 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma08:448:44 AMIndra
KaraṇaBava09:029:02 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:27 07:277:27 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2079
Śaka
1944
Kali
5123
Ahargaṇa
1 871 460
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:368:36 PM
Moonset
10:4310:43 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:325:32 AM07:267:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:325:32 AM06:296:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:016:01 AM07:267:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:267:26 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:398:39 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:069:06 AM10:5410:54 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:239:23 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:1912:19 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:181:18 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:321:32 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:362:36 PM15:153:15 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:125:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:125:12 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:125:12 PM17:405:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:125:12 PM18:376:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:547:54 PM21:429:42 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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