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Monday 18 December 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 02:362:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:145:14+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:223:22 PM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 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 muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1911:19 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:021:02 PM–13:361:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:091:09 PM–14:572:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:265:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:2812:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:361:36 PM–14:102:10 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

Amṛta07:197:19 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Kāla08:248:24 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–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Cara12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PMneutral
Lābha13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PMgood
Amṛta14:492:49 PM–15:533:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMneutral
Roga17:495:49 PM–19:457:45 PMavoid
Kāla19:457:45 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Lābha21:419:41 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Udvega23:3711:37 PM–25:321:32+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:321:32+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:283:28+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMgood
Cara29:245:24+1 AM–31:207:20+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20+1 AM

07:197:19 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 29:145:14+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 20:218:21 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 15:223:22 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:543:54 PM
Bālavauntil 29:145:14+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AM
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:575:57 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:289:28 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:575:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī29:14 05:145:14 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya20:218:21 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra15:223:22 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava15:543:54 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:20 07:207:20 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 395
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:377:37 PM
Moonset
09:269:26 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1911:19 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:2812:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:021:02 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:091:09 PM14:572:57 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:361:36 PM14:102:10 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:102:10 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:575:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:244:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:265:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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