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January 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 1 January 2003 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:113:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:081:08 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4910:49 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 341° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 341° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:038:03 AM–09:339:33 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:231:23 PM–14:052:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:554:55 PM–17:225:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:554:55 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:397:39 AM–08:588:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1810:18 AM–11:3711:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1611:16 AM–11:5811:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3711:37 AM–12:5712:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5411:54 PM–25:261:26 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:206:20 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Amṛta07:397:39 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Kāla08:588:58 AM–10:1810:18 AMavoid
Śubha10:1810:18 AM–11:3711:37 AMgood
Roga11:3711:37 AM–12:5712:57 PMavoid
Udvega12:5712:57 PM–14:162:16 PMavoid
Cara14:162:16 PM–15:353:35 PMneutral
Lābha15:353:35 PM–16:554:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:554:55 PM–18:366:36 PMavoid
Śubha18:366:36 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Amṛta20:168:16 PM–21:579:57 PMgood
Cara21:579:57 PM–23:3711:37 PMneutral
Roga23:3711:37 PM–25:181:18 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:181:18 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:592:59 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1good
Udvega28:394:39 AM+1–30:206:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20 AM+1

06:206:20 AM sunrise16:554:55 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:081:08 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 16:194:19 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 10:4910:49 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:082:08 PM
Śakuniuntil 25:081:08 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3711:37 AM–12:5712:57 PM
Pradoṣa 16:554:55 PM–18:426:42 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1

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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5712:57 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:426:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī25:08 01:081:08 AM ThuAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā16:194:19 PMMūla
YogaGaṇḍa10:4910:49 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:082:08 PMŚakuni
VāraBudhavāra30:20 06:206:20 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 175
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:515:51 AM+1
Moonset
15:303:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:397:39 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:038:03 AM09:339:33 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1810:18 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1611:16 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3711:37 AM12:5712:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4112:41 PM14:482:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:231:23 PM14:052:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:482:48 PM16:554:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:554:55 PM18:426:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:554:55 PM17:225:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:554:55 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5411:54 PM25:261:26 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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