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Monday 7 December 1998 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 14:352:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5712:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5712:57 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:3111:31 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3111:31 AM
At noon, 11:3111:31 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–11:4911:49 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya12:5812:58 PM–13:331:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:245:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:148:14 PM–21:489:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:158:15 AM–09:209:20 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2610:26 AM–11:3111:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5010:50 AM–12:2412:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:4911:49 AM–12:2312:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:3612:36 PM–13:421:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:331:33 PM–14:082:08 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

Amṛta07:107:10 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Kāla08:158:15 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Śubha09:209:20 AM–10:2610:26 AMgood
Roga10:2610:26 AM–11:3111:31 AMavoid
Udvega11:3111:31 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Cara12:3612:36 PM–13:421:42 PMneutral
Lābha13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMgood
Amṛta14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:523:52 PM–17:475:47 PMneutral
Roga17:475:47 PM–19:427:42 PMavoid
Kāla19:427:42 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Lābha21:379:37 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Udvega23:3211:32 PM–25:261:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:261:26 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1good
Amṛta27:213:21 AM+1–29:165:16 AM+1good
Cara29:165:16 AM+1–31:117:11 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11 AM+1

07:107:10 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:5712:57 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:302:30 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 18:196:19 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:5712:57 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:2612:26 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:158:15 AM–09:209:20 AM
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–11:4911:49 AM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 PM

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 09:209:20 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4911:49 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī12:5712:57 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya26:30 02:302:30 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma18:196:19 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava12:5712:57 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:11 07:117:11 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 689
Day length
8 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:587:58 PM
Moonset
10:0610:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:158:15 AM09:209:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2610:26 AM11:3111:31 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5010:50 AM12:2412:24 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM11:4911:49 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:2312:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2312:23 PM14:082:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3612:36 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory12:5812:58 PM13:331:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:331:33 PM14:082:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:082:08 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:523:52 PM17:555:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:523:52 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:523:52 PM17:245:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:148:14 PM21:489:48 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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