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Tuesday 31 December 1985 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 18:216:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:296:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:257:25 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0311:03 AM

Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 225° ahead of it, in Maghā, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 225° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:257:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:249:24 AM–11:0311:03 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:091:09 PM–13:431:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:014:01 PM–16:324:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:014:01 PM–17:345:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:349:34 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4311:43 AM–12:4812:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla13:521:52 PM–14:572:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:1110:11 PM–23:1211:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:1611:16 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMa 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

Roga07:257:25 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Cara09:349:34 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Amṛta11:4311:43 AM–12:4812:48 PMgood
Kāla12:4812:48 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Śubha13:521:52 PM–14:572:57 PMgood
Roga14:572:57 PM–16:014:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:014:01 PM–17:575:57 PMavoid
Lābha17:575:57 PM–19:527:52 PMgood
Udvega19:527:52 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Śubha21:489:48 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Amṛta23:4311:43 PM–25:381:38+1 AMgood
Cara25:381:38+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMneutral
Roga27:343:34+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:295:29+1 AM–31:257:25+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:257:25 AM to 31:257:25+1 AM

07:257:25 AM sunrise16:014:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:296:29 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 11:0311:03 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 29:425:42+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:296:29 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:246:24+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:521:52 PM–14:572:57 PM
Pradoṣa 16:014:01 PM–18:046:04 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:572:57 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:046:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī18:296:29 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā11:0311:03 AMMaghā
YogaPrīti29:42 05:425:42 AM WedĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava18:296:29 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:25 07:257:25 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2042
Śaka
1907
Kali
5086
Ahargaṇa
1 857 965
Day length
8 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:008:00 PM
Moonset
10:1010:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:257:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:257:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:257:25 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:249:24 AM11:0311:03 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM12:4812:48 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:182:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:091:09 PM13:431:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:521:52 PM14:572:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:182:18 PM16:014:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:014:01 PM18:046:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:014:01 PM16:324:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:014:01 PM17:345:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1110:11 PM23:1211:12 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1611:16 PM24:5412:54+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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