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Thursday 29 December 1977 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 03:423:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:325:32+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:247:24 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:404:40 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:247:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:081:08 PM–13:421:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:004:00 PM–16:304:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:004:00 PM–17:325:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5010:50 PM–24:3612:36+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:247:24 AM–08:298:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:339:33 AM–10:3810:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1610:16 AM–10:5010:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:1712:17 PM–14:032:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla12:4612:46 PM–13:511:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:421:42 PM–14:172:17 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

Śubha07:247:24 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Roga08:298:29 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Udvega09:339:33 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Cara10:3810:38 AM–11:4211:42 AMneutral
Lābha11:4211:42 AM–12:4612:46 PMgood
Amṛta12:4612:46 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Kāla13:511:51 PM–14:552:55 PMavoid
Śubha14:552:55 PM–16:004:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:004:00 PM–17:555:55 PMgood
Cara17:555:55 PM–19:517:51 PMneutral
Roga19:517:51 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Kāla21:469:46 PM–23:4211:42 PMavoid
Lābha23:4211:42 PM–25:381:38+1 AMgood
Udvega25:381:38+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:333:33+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:295:29+1 AM–31:247:24+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:247:24 AM to 31:247:24+1 AM

07:247:24 AM sunrise16:004:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:247:24+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 29:325:32+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 24:3612:36+1 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 22:4910:49 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:404:40 PM
Bālavauntil 29:325:32+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4612:46 PM–13:511:51 PM
Pradoṣa 16:004:00 PM–18:036:03 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:511:51 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:036:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī29:32 05:325:32 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā24:36 00:3612:36 AM FriMaghā
YogaViṣkambha22:4910:49 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava16:404:40 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:24 07:247:24 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 041
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:547:54 PM
Moonset
09:099:09 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:247:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:247:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:247:24 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:247:24 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:339:33 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1610:16 AM10:5010:50 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1712:17 PM14:032:03 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3312:33 PM14:172:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4612:46 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:081:08 PM13:421:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:421:42 PM14:172:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:172:17 PM16:004:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:004:00 PM18:036:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:004:00 PM16:304:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:004:00 PM17:325:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5010:50 PM24:3612:36+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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