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Saturday 26 December 1942 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 07:567:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 34:2710:27 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

08:238:23 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:381:38 PM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 218° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 218° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:206:20 AM–07:227:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:516:51 AM–08:238:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–12:5712:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:238:23 AM–09:289:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–08:588:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:588:58 AM–09:329:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:441:44 PM–14:492:49 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:4110:41 PM–24:2912:29 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

Kāla08:238:23 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Śubha09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Roga10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Udvega11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Cara12:4012:40 PM–13:441:44 PMneutral
Lābha13:441:44 PM–14:492:49 PMgood
Amṛta14:492:49 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Kāla15:533:53 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:574:57 PM–18:536:53 PMgood
Udvega18:536:53 PM–20:498:49 PMavoid
Śubha20:498:49 PM–22:4510:45 PMgood
Amṛta22:4510:45 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1good
Cara24:4012:40 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1neutral
Roga26:362:36 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:324:32 AM+1–30:286:28 AM+1avoid
Lābha30:286:28 AM+1–32:248:24 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:238:23 AM to 32:248:24 AM+1

08:238:23 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 13:381:38 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 21:149:14 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AM
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–12:5712:57 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–19:017:01 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16 AM+1–25:041:04 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3611:36 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5712:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:017:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣāpast sunriseMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti13:381:38 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava21:149:14 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra32:24 08:248:24 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1999
Śaka
1864
Kali
5043
Ahargaṇa
1 842 254
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:308:30 PM
Moonset
10:2510:25 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:206:20 AM08:238:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:206:20 AM07:227:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:516:51 AM08:238:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:238:23 AM10:0610:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM08:588:58 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:588:58 AM09:329:32 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0610:06 AM11:4911:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:441:44 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:143:14 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:574:57 PM19:017:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:574:57 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:574:57 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:4110:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+1sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16 AM+125:041:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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