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December 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 21 December 1999 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:064:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2112:21+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:152:15 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 160° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 160° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:484:48 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:484:48 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:588:58 PM–22:2210:22 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:228:22 AM–09:049:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:538:53 AM–10:1310:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:464:46 PM–18:106:10 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:1110:11 PM–23:0511:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:394:39+1 AM–30:036:03+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

Roga06:156:15 AM–07:347:34 AMavoid
Udvega07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Cara08:538:53 AM–10:1310:13 AMneutral
Lābha10:1310:13 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Amṛta11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PMgood
Kāla12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Śubha14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Roga15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:484:48 PM–18:296:29 PMavoid
Lābha18:296:29 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Udvega20:108:10 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Śubha21:519:51 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Amṛta23:3211:32 PM–25:131:13+1 AMgood
Cara25:131:13+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMneutral
Roga26:542:54+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:354:35+1 AM–30:166:16+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16+1 AM

06:156:15 AM sunrise16:484:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:2112:21+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 23:4611:46 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 15:243:24 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:152:15 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:2112:21+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PM
Pradoṣa 16:484:48 PM–18:366:36 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:293:29 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī24:21 00:2112:21 AM WedPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī23:4611:46 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya15:243:24 PMŚubha
KaraṇaGara14:152:15 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 068
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:473:47 PM
Moonset
29:305:30+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:228:22 AM09:049:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:1310:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM12:5112:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:422:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:422:42 PM16:484:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:464:46 PM18:106:10 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:484:48 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:484:48 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:484:48 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:588:58 PM22:2210:22 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1110:11 PM23:0511:05 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:394:39+1 AM30:036:03+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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