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Tuesday 15 December 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:375:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:366:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:427:42 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:504:50 PM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 345° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 345° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:455:45 AM–06:436:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:146:14 AM–07:427:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:349:34 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0210:02 AM–11:1211:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2212:22 PM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:5210:52 PM–24:3612:36 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5410:54 PM–23:5311:53 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

Roga07:427:42 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Udvega08:528:52 AM–10:0210:02 AMavoid
Cara10:0210:02 AM–11:1211:12 AMneutral
Lābha11:1211:12 AM–12:2212:22 PMgood
Amṛta12:2212:22 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–14:422:42 PMavoid
Śubha14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Roga15:523:52 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:025:02 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid
Lābha18:526:52 PM–20:428:42 PMgood
Udvega20:428:42 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2212:22 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1good
Cara26:122:12 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1neutral
Roga28:024:02 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:525:52 AM+1–31:437:43 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:427:42 AM to 31:437:43 AM+1

07:427:42 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:437:43 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 18:366:36 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 16:504:50 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 17:425:42 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 18:366:36 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 31:167:16 AM+1
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:422:42 PM–15:523:52 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:596:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:523:52 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 20 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  8. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī18:366:36 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā16:504:50 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaDhṛti17:425:42 PMŚūla
KaraṇaŚakuni18:366:36 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:43 07:437:43 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 715
Day length
9 h 20 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
31:347:34 AM+1
Moonset
15:453:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:455:45 AM07:427:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:455:45 AM06:436:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:146:14 AM07:427:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:427:42 AM09:349:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:349:34 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:349:34 AM10:1110:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0210:02 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2212:22 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:422:42 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:5210:52 PM24:3612:36 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5410:54 PM23:5311:53 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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