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Wednesday 9 December 2048 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 12:5212:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:489:48 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:597:59 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 49° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 49° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya12:5912:59 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 kāla20:308:30 PM–21:589:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:188:18 AM–09:239:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2710:27 AM–11:3211:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1511:15 AM–11:5011:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3211:32 AM–12:3712:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3911:39 AM–13:081:08 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

Lābha07:137:13 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Amṛta08:188:18 AM–09:239:23 AMgood
Kāla09:239:23 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Śubha10:2710:27 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Roga11:3211:32 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Udvega12:3712:37 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Cara13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMneutral
Lābha14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega15:523:52 PM–17:475:47 PMavoid
Śubha17:475:47 PM–19:427:42 PMgood
Amṛta19:427:42 PM–21:389:38 PMgood
Cara21:389:38 PM–23:3311:33 PMneutral
Roga23:3311:33 PM–25:281:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:281:28+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:233:23+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMgood
Udvega29:185:18+1 AM–31:147:14+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:147:14+1 AM

07:137:13 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:489:48 AM
Pañcamīuntil 31:137:13+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 07:597:59 AM
Śravaṇauntil 30:046:04+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 18:426:42 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:489:48 AM
Bavauntil 20:268:26 PM
Bālavauntil 31:137:13+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3211:32 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3712:37 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī09:489:48 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā07:597:59 AMŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva18:426:42 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:489:48 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2105
Śaka
1970
Kali
5149
Ahargaṇa
1 880 954
Day length
8 h 39 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:0410:04 AM
Moonset
20:188:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:239:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1511:15 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3911:39 AM13:081:08 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2412:24 PM14:082:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory12:5912:59 PM13:341:34 PM11th 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 nakṣatra20:308:30 PM21:589:58 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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