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Friday 31 December 2004 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 06:386:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:568:56 AM.

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

08:568:56 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

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 229° ahead of it, in Maghā, 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 muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:257:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:0012:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:091:09 PM–13:441:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:024:02 PM–16:324:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:024:02 PM–17:345:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:191:19 AM+1–27:053:05 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:298:29 AM–09:349:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3810:38 AM–11:4311:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0012:00 PM–12:3512:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:521:52 PM–14:572:57 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:422:42 PM–16:284:28 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

Cara07:257:25 AM–08:298:29 AMneutral
Lābha08:298:29 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Amṛta09:349:34 AM–10:3810:38 AMgood
Kāla10:3810:38 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Śubha11:4311:43 AM–12:4812:48 PMgood
Roga12:4812:48 PM–13:521:52 PMavoid
Udvega13:521:52 PM–14:572:57 PMavoid
Cara14:572:57 PM–16:024:02 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:024:02 PM–17:575:57 PMavoid
Kāla17:575:57 PM–19:527:52 PMavoid
Lābha19:527:52 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Udvega21:489:48 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Śubha23:4311:43 PM–25:391:39 AM+1good
Amṛta25:391:39 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1good
Cara27:343:34 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1neutral
Roga29:295:29 AM+1–31:257:25 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:257:25 AM sunrise16:024:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:568:56 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 27:583:58 AM+1
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 22:0310:03 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:568:56 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:599:59 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3810:38 AM–11:4311:43 AM
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:0012:00 PM
Pradoṣa 16:024:02 PM–18:056:05 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4311:43 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0012:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:056:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī08:568:56 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā27:58 03:583:58 AM SatPūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti22:0310:03 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava08:568:56 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra31:25 07:257:25 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 905
Day length
8 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:288:28 PM
Moonset
10:1810:18 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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:3512:35 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:182:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:091:09 PM13:441:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:521:52 PM14:572:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:182:18 PM16:024:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:422:42 PM16:284:28 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:024:02 PM18:056:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:024:02 PM16:324:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:024:02 PM17:345:34 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 nakṣatra25:191:19 AM+127:053:05 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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