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Monday 12 December 2022 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 18:456:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:199:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:447:44 AM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–11:5111:51 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:001:00 PM–13:341:34 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 kāla18:546:54 PM–20:428:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:068:06 AM–09:549:54 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:198:19 AM–09:249:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2910:29 AM–11:3311:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5111:51 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:3812:38 PM–13:431:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:341:34 PM–14:092:09 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

Amṛta07:157:15 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Kāla08:198:19 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Śubha09:249:24 AM–10:2910:29 AMgood
Roga10:2910:29 AM–11:3311:33 AMavoid
Udvega11:3311:33 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Cara12:3812:38 PM–13:431:43 PMneutral
Lābha13:431:43 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–19:437:43 PMavoid
Kāla19:437:43 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Lābha21:389:38 PM–23:3411:34 PMgood
Udvega23:3411:34 PM–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:291:29 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1good
Amṛta27:253:25 AM+1–29:205:20 AM+1good
Cara29:205:20 AM+1–31:167:16 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:167:16 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:167:16 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:199:19 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:062:06 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 07:447:44 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:028:02 AM
Bālavauntil 21:199:19 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:198:19 AM–09:249:24 AM
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:1011:10 PM–23:5811:58 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. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:249:24 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5811:58 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī21:199:19 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya26:06 02:062:06 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma07:447:44 AMIndra
KaraṇaBava08:028:02 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:16 07:167:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2079
Śaka
1944
Kali
5123
Ahargaṇa
1 871 460
Day length
8 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:157:15 PM
Moonset
10:3610:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:068:06 AM09:549:54 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:249:24 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2910:29 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:2512:25 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2512:25 PM14:092:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:001:00 PM13:341:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:341:34 PM14:092:09 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:092:09 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 nakṣatra18:546:54 PM20:428:42 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1011:10 PM23:5811:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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