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Thursday 30 December 2004 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 06:386:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:568:56 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

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

19:497:49 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 218° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 218° 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–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–17:335:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3811:38 PM–25:251:25 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:247:24 AM–08:298:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:349:34 AM–10:3810:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1710:17 AM–10:5110:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4712:47 PM–13:521:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5412:54 PM–14:422:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:431:43 PM–14:182:18 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–09:349:34 AMavoid
Udvega09:349:34 AM–10:3810:38 AMavoid
Cara10:3810:38 AM–11:4311:43 AMneutral
Lābha11:4311:43 AM–12:4712:47 PMgood
Amṛta12:4712:47 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Kāla13:521:52 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Śubha14:562:56 PM–16:014:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:014:01 PM–17:565:56 PMgood
Cara17:565:56 PM–19:527:52 PMneutral
Roga19:527:52 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Kāla21:479:47 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Lābha23:4311:43 PM–25:381:38 AM+1good
Udvega25:381:38 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:343:34 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1good
Amṛta29:295:29 AM+1–31:257:25 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:247:24 AM to 31:257:25 AM+1

07:247:24 AM sunrise16:014:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 25:251:25 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 21:319:31 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 19:497:49 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:4712:47 PM–13:521:52 PM
Pradoṣa 16:014:01 PM–18:046:04 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07 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. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:521:52 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 36 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:046:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā25:25 01:251:25 AM FriMaghā
YogaViṣkambha21:319:31 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava19:497:49 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:25 07:257:25 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 904
Day length
8 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:207:20 PM
Moonset
09:569:56 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 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:247:24 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1710:17 AM10:5110:51 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:0012:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:182:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4712:47 PM13:521:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5412:54 PM14:422:42 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:091:09 PM13:431:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:431:43 PM14:182:18 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
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 PM17:335:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3811:38 PM25:251:25 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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