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Friday 6 December 2013 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 22:0810:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:556:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:298:29 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

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 44° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 44° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–11:4811:48 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya12:5812:58 PM–13:331:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:443:44 PM–17:105:10 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:245:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:158:15 AM–09:209:20 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:548:54 AM–09:299:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2510:25 AM–11:3111:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4811:48 AM–12:2312:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:081:08 AM+1–26:352:35 AM+1a 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

Cara07:097:09 AM–08:158:15 AMneutral
Lābha08:158:15 AM–09:209:20 AMgood
Amṛta09:209:20 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Kāla10:2510:25 AM–11:3111:31 AMavoid
Śubha11:3111:31 AM–12:3612:36 PMgood
Roga12:3612:36 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Udvega13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Cara14:472:47 PM–15:533:53 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga15:533:53 PM–17:475:47 PMavoid
Kāla17:475:47 PM–19:427:42 PMavoid
Lābha19:427:42 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Udvega21:379:37 PM–23:3111:31 PMavoid
Śubha23:3111:31 PM–25:261:26 AM+1good
Amṛta25:261:26 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1good
Cara27:213:21 AM+1–29:155:15 AM+1neutral
Roga29:155:15 AM+1–31:107:10 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10 AM+1

07:097:09 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:556:55 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 21:289:28 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 15:353:35 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:298:29 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:556:55 PM
Bavauntil 29:265:26 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2510:25 AM–11:3111:31 AM
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–11:4811:48 AM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3111:31 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:4811:48 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī18:556:55 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā21:289:28 PMŚravaṇa
YogaVṛddhi15:353:35 PMDhruva
KaraṇaVaṇija08:298:29 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra31:10 07:107:10 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 167
Day length
8 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:449:44 AM
Moonset
19:487:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:158:15 AM09:209:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:548:54 AM09:299:29 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2510:25 AM11:3111:31 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM11:4811:48 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:2312:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2312:23 PM14:082:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory12:5812:58 PM13:331:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:421:42 PM14:472:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:082:08 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:443:44 PM17:105:10 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:555:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:245:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:081:08 AM+126:352:35 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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