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Thursday 31 December 1936 · Dakar, Senegal

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 22:4410:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1510:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2410:24 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:131:13 PM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDakar13:131:13 PM
At noon, 13:131:13 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Maghā, 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 muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:446:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:196:19 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:2011:20 AM–12:5512:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:5012:50 PM–13:351:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:063:06 PM–15:513:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–20:078:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:357:35 AM–08:598:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2410:24 AM–11:4811:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2011:20 AM–12:0512:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:372:37 PM–16:024:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:513:51 PM–16:364:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:121:12 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1a 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

Śubha07:357:35 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Roga08:598:59 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Udvega10:2410:24 AM–11:4811:48 AMavoid
Cara11:4811:48 AM–13:131:13 PMneutral
Lābha13:131:13 PM–14:372:37 PMgood
Amṛta14:372:37 PM–16:024:02 PMgood
Kāla16:024:02 PM–17:265:26 PMavoid
Śubha17:265:26 PM–18:516:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:516:51 PM–20:268:26 PMgood
Cara20:268:26 PM–22:0210:02 PMneutral
Roga22:0210:02 PM–23:3811:38 PMavoid
Kāla23:3811:38 PM–25:131:13 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:131:13 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1good
Udvega26:492:49 AM+1–28:244:24 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:244:24 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1good
Amṛta30:006:00 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:357:35 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:357:35 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:1510:15 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 12:5512:55 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 29:515:51 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:2410:24 AM
Bālavauntil 22:1510:15 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5012:50 PM–13:351:35 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:372:37 PM–16:024:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:338:33 PM
Niśītha 24:4912:49 AM+1–25:371:37 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:351:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:024:02 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:338:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:371:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:1510:15 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā12:5512:55 PMMaghā
YogaPrīti29:51 05:515:51 AM FriĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava10:2410:24 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:35 07:357:35 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1993
Śaka
1858
Kali
5037
Ahargaṇa
1 840 068
Day length
11 h 16 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:1710:17 PM
Moonset
10:1010:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:357:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:446:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:196:19 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 AM09:509:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:357:35 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:509:50 AM12:0512:05 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:2011:20 AM12:5512:55 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0512:05 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:351:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:212:21 PM16:364:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:372:37 PM16:024:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:063:06 PM15:513:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:513:51 PM16:364:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:364:36 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:338:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM20:078:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4912:49 AM+125:371:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:121:12 AM+126:502:50 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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