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Tuesday 20 December 1938 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:2610:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0712:07 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:217:21 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1411:14 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 342° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:217:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:031:03 PM–13:371:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:543:54 PM–16:254:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:543:54 PM–17:275:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:054:05 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:039:03 AM–09:379:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:299:29 AM–10:3310:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3711:37 AM–12:4112:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:461:46 PM–14:502:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:335:33 PM–19:197:19 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:0510:05 PM–23:0711:07 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

Roga07:217:21 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Udvega08:258:25 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Cara09:299:29 AM–10:3310:33 AMneutral
Lābha10:3310:33 AM–11:3711:37 AMgood
Amṛta11:3711:37 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Kāla12:4112:41 PM–13:461:46 PMavoid
Śubha13:461:46 PM–14:502:50 PMgood
Roga14:502:50 PM–15:543:54 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla15:543:54 PM–17:505:50 PMavoid
Lābha17:505:50 PM–19:467:46 PMgood
Udvega19:467:46 PM–21:429:42 PMavoid
Śubha21:429:42 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Amṛta23:3811:38 PM–25:331:33 AM+1good
Cara25:331:33 AM+1–27:293:29 AM+1neutral
Roga27:293:29 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:255:25 AM+1–31:217:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:217:21 AM to 31:217:21 AM+1

07:217:21 AM sunrise15:543:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:217:21 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:0712:07 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 11:2511:25 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 27:193:19 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:1411:14 AM
Śakuniuntil 24:0712:07 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:461:46 PM–14:502:50 PM
Pradoṣa 15:543:54 PM–17:585:58 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:502:50 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:585:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī24:07 00:0712:07 AM WedAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā11:2511:25 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaŚūla27:19 03:193:19 AM WedGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:1411:14 AMŚakuni
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:21 07:217:21 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1995
Śaka
1860
Kali
5039
Ahargaṇa
1 840 787
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:346:34 AM+1
Moonset
14:552:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:217:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:217:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:217:21 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:039:03 AM09:379:37 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3711:37 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2912:29 PM14:112:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:031:03 PM13:371:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:461:46 PM14:502:50 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:112:11 PM15:543:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:543:54 PM17:585:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:543:54 PM16:254:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:543:54 PM17:275:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:335:33 PM19:197:19 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0510:05 PM23:0711:07 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:054:05 AM+129:505:50 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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