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Thursday 18 December 1997 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 09:049:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:579:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:579:57 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

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 229° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1911:19 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:021:02 PM–13:361:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:265:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:033:03 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:207:20 AM–08:248:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1110:11 AM–10:4510:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:361:36 PM–14:112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:414:41 PM–18:256:25 PMa 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

Śubha07:207:20 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Roga08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Udvega09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Cara10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMneutral
Lābha11:3611:36 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Amṛta12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Kāla13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PMavoid
Śubha14:492:49 PM–15:533:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMgood
Cara17:495:49 PM–19:457:45 PMneutral
Roga19:457:45 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Kāla21:419:41 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Lābha23:3711:37 PM–25:331:33 AM+1good
Udvega25:331:33 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:283:28 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1good
Amṛta29:245:24 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:207:20 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:579:57 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 28:474:47 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 23:0511:05 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:579:57 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:4010:40 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:575:57 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:451:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:575:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī09:579:57 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā28:47 04:474:47 AM FriMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti23:0511:05 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBālava09:579:57 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:20 07:207:20 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 335
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:238:23 PM
Moonset
09:569:56 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:207:20 AM08:248:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1110:11 AM10:4510:45 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1911:19 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:112:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:021:02 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:361:36 PM14:112:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:112:11 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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:414:41 PM18:256:25 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:033:03 AM+128:474:47 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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