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Monday 23 December 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:499:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3310:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0810:08 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 163° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 163° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:151:15 PM–14:562:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:175:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:367:36 AM–08:558:55 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:138:13 AM–09:549:54 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:3612:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:012:01 PM–14:432:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:3410:34 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMa 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

Amṛta06:166:16 AM–07:367:36 AMgood
Kāla07:367:36 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Śubha08:558:55 AM–10:1410:14 AMgood
Roga10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMavoid
Udvega11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Cara12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMneutral
Lābha14:112:11 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Amṛta15:313:31 PM–16:504:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:504:50 PM–18:316:31 PMneutral
Roga18:316:31 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Kāla20:128:12 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Lābha21:529:52 PM–23:3311:33 PMgood
Udvega23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:141:14+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:552:55+1 AM–28:364:36+1 AMgood
Cara28:364:36+1 AM–30:176:17+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 22:3310:33 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 16:364:36 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 25:401:40+1 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:0810:08 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:3310:33 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:367:36 AM–08:558:55 AM
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:376:37 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:558:55 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī22:3310:33 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī16:364:36 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚubha25:40 01:401:40 AM TueŚukla
KaraṇaGara10:0810:08 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:17 06:176:17 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 975
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:563:56 PM
Moonset
29:315:31+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:367:36 AM08:558:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:138:13 AM09:549:54 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1410:14 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3612:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:151:15 PM14:562:56 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:012:01 PM14:432:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:175:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3410:34 PM24:1612:16+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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