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Thursday 14 December 2000 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 02:202:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1811:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4712:47 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:2911:29 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2911:29 AM
At noon, 11:2911:29 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–11:5011:50 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:141:14 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:304:30 PM–17:575:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:464:46 PM–17:135:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:464:46 PM–18:066:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:116:11 AM–07:317:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:507:50 AM–09:179:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:508:50 AM–10:0910:09 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:439:43 AM–10:2510:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4812:48 PM–14:072:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:571:57 PM–14:392:39 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

Śubha06:116:11 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Roga07:317:31 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Udvega08:508:50 AM–10:0910:09 AMavoid
Cara10:0910:09 AM–11:2911:29 AMneutral
Lābha11:2911:29 AM–12:4812:48 PMgood
Amṛta12:4812:48 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Kāla14:072:07 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Śubha15:263:26 PM–16:464:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:464:46 PM–18:276:27 PMgood
Cara18:276:27 PM–20:078:07 PMneutral
Roga20:078:07 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Kāla21:489:48 PM–23:2911:29 PMavoid
Lābha23:2911:29 PM–25:101:10+1 AMgood
Udvega25:101:10+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:502:50+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:314:31+1 AM–30:126:12+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12+1 AM

06:116:11 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:1811:18 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 22:1710:17 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 23:2611:26 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:4712:47 PM
Bālavauntil 23:1811:18 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4812:48 PM–14:072:07 PM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:336:33 PM
Niśītha 23:0511:05 PM–23:5311:53 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5011:50 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:072:07 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:336:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5311:53 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī23:1811:18 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya22:1710:17 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra23:2611:26 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava12:4712:47 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:12 06:126:12 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 427
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:118:11 PM
Moonset
09:019:01 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:116:11 AM07:317:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:507:50 AM09:179:17 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:2510:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:0910:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:439:43 AM10:2510:25 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0511:05 AM11:5311:53 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3212:32 PM14:392:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4812:48 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:141:14 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:571:57 PM14:392:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:392:39 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:304:30 PM17:575:57 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:336:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:135:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:066:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0511:05 PM23:5311:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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