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Monday 21 December 1942 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:327:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:409:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:218:21 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:348:34 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 164° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 164° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:186:18 AM–07:197:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:486:48 AM–08:218:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:514:51 PM–18:386:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:259:25 AM–10:2910:29 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3311:33 AM–13:191:19 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3411:34 AM–12:3812:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5512:55 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:421:42 PM–14:462:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:372:37 PM–15:123:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:392:39 AM+1–28:274:27 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

Amṛta08:218:21 AM–09:259:25 AMgood
Kāla09:259:25 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Śubha10:2910:29 AM–11:3411:34 AMgood
Roga11:3411:34 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Udvega12:3812:38 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Cara13:421:42 PM–14:462:46 PMneutral
Lābha14:462:46 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Amṛta15:503:50 PM–16:544:54 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:544:54 PM–18:506:50 PMneutral
Roga18:506:50 PM–20:468:46 PMavoid
Kāla20:468:46 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Lābha22:4210:42 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1good
Udvega24:3812:38 AM+1–26:342:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:342:34 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1good
Amṛta28:304:30 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1good
Cara30:266:26 AM+1–32:228:22 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:218:21 AM to 32:228:22 AM+1

08:218:21 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 32:228:22 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 21:409:40 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 20:248:24 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 09:309:30 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:348:34 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:409:40 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:259:25 AM–10:2910:29 AM
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14 AM+1–25:021:02 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2910:29 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī21:409:40 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī20:248:24 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya09:309:30 AMŚubha
KaraṇaGara08:348:34 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra32:22 08:228:22 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1999
Śaka
1864
Kali
5043
Ahargaṇa
1 842 249
Day length
8 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:214:21 PM
Moonset
31:277:27 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:186:18 AM08:218:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:186:18 AM07:197:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:486:48 AM08:218:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:218:21 AM10:0410:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:259:25 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0410:04 AM11:4611:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3311:33 AM13:191:19 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3411:34 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5512:55 PM13:291:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:421:42 PM14:462:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:372:37 PM15:123:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:514:51 PM18:386:38 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14 AM+125:021:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:392:39 AM+128:274:27 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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