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December 1987 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 4 December 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 10:2110:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2910:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2910:29 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

11:2411:24 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2411:24 AM
At noon, 11:2411:24 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 168° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 168° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0211:02 AM–11:4511:45 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:101:10 PM–13:531:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:393:39 PM–17:185:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:036:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:247:24 AM–08:448:44 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:128:12 AM–08:558:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0410:04 AM–11:2411:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4511:45 AM–12:2812:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:042:04 PM–15:233:23 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:046:04 AM–07:247:24 AMneutral
Lābha07:247:24 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Amṛta08:448:44 AM–10:0410:04 AMgood
Kāla10:0410:04 AM–11:2411:24 AMavoid
Śubha11:2411:24 AM–12:4412:44 PMgood
Roga12:4412:44 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Udvega14:042:04 PM–15:233:23 PMavoid
Cara15:233:23 PM–16:434:43 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:434:43 PM–18:236:23 PMavoid
Kāla18:236:23 PM–20:048:04 PMavoid
Lābha20:048:04 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Udvega21:449:44 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Śubha23:2411:24 PM–25:041:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:041:04+1 AM–26:452:45+1 AMgood
Cara26:452:45+1 AM–28:254:25+1 AMneutral
Roga28:254:25+1 AM–30:056:05+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:056:05+1 AM

06:046:04 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 10:2910:29 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 18:086:08 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 15:243:24 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:2910:29 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:4210:42 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0410:04 AM–11:2411:24 AM
Abhijit 11:0211:02 AM–11:4511:45 AM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:306:30 PM
Niśītha 23:0011:00 PM–23:4811:48 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2411:24 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:4511:45 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:306:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 23:4811:48 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī10:2910:29 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraKṛttikā18:086:08 PMRohiṇī
YogaŚiva15:243:24 PMSiddha
KaraṇaVaṇija10:2910:29 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra30:05 06:056:05 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 668
Day length
10 h 39 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:523:52 PM
Moonset
30:036:03+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:247:24 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:2010:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:128:12 AM08:558:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0410:04 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0011:00 AM11:4811:48 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0211:02 AM11:4511:45 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:2812:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:101:10 PM13:531:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:042:04 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:352:35 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:393:39 PM17:185:18 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:306:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:036:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0011:00 PM23:4811:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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