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December 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 28 December 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 05:315:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:088:08+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:486:48 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–11:5711:57 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–14:042:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:205:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:136:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:222:22+1 AM–28:104:10+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:186:18 AM–07:387:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:186:18 AM–07:017:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:017:01 AM–07:437:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:578:57 AM–10:1610:16 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5512:55 PM–14:142:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:343:34 PM–17:225:22 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

Kāla06:186:18 AM–07:387:38 AMavoid
Śubha07:387:38 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Roga08:578:57 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Udvega10:1610:16 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Cara11:3611:36 AM–12:5512:55 PMneutral
Lābha12:5512:55 PM–14:142:14 PMgood
Amṛta14:142:14 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Kāla15:333:33 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:534:53 PM–18:336:33 PMgood
Udvega18:336:33 PM–20:148:14 PMavoid
Śubha20:148:14 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Amṛta21:559:55 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Cara23:3611:36 PM–25:171:17+1 AMneutral
Roga25:171:17+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:572:57+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:384:38+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19+1 AM

06:186:18 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 28:104:10+1 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 27:193:19+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:486:48 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:578:57 AM–10:1610:16 AM
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–11:5711:57 AM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+1 AM

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1610:16 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5711:57 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā28:10 04:104:10 AM SunMaghā
YogaViṣkambha27:19 03:193:19 AM SunPrīti
KaraṇaBava18:486:48 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:19 06:196:19 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 980
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:088:08 PM
Moonset
08:318:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:186:18 AM07:387:38 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:186:18 AM07:017:01 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:017:01 AM07:437:43 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3912:39 PM14:462:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5512:55 PM14:142:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM14:042:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:462:46 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:343:34 PM17:225:22 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:205:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:136:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:222:22+1 AM28:104:10+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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