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Thursday 11 December 2008 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:073:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2811:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:201:20 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:2711:27 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2711:27 AM
At noon, 11:2711:27 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 161° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 161° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:494:49 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0611:06 AM–11:4811:48 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:131:13 PM–13:551:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:442:44 PM–16:094:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:454:45 PM–17:125:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:454:45 PM–18:056:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:106:10 AM–07:297:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:156:15 AM–07:407:40 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:488:48 AM–10:0810:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:419:41 AM–10:2410:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4712:47 PM–14:062:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:551:55 PM–14:382:38 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

Śubha06:106:10 AM–07:297:29 AMgood
Roga07:297:29 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Udvega08:488:48 AM–10:0810:08 AMavoid
Cara10:0810:08 AM–11:2711:27 AMneutral
Lābha11:2711:27 AM–12:4712:47 PMgood
Amṛta12:4712:47 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Kāla14:062:06 PM–15:253:25 PMavoid
Śubha15:253:25 PM–16:454:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:454:45 PM–18:256:25 PMgood
Cara18:256:25 PM–20:068:06 PMneutral
Roga20:068:06 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Kāla21:479:47 PM–23:2811:28 PMavoid
Lābha23:2811:28 PM–25:081:08 AM+1good
Udvega25:081:08 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:492:49 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1good
Amṛta28:304:30 AM+1–30:106:10 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10 AM+1

06:106:10 AM sunrise16:454:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 23:2811:28 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 16:514:51 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 22:5310:53 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:201:20 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:2811:28 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0611:06 AM–11:4811:48 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4712:47 PM–14:062:06 PM
Pradoṣa 16:454:45 PM–18:326:32 PM
Niśītha 23:0411:04 PM–23:5211:52 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:4811:48 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:062:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:326:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  8. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5211:52 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī23:2811:28 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraKṛttikā16:514:51 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddha22:5310:53 PMSādhya
KaraṇaGara13:201:20 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:10 06:106:10 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 346
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:223:22 PM
Moonset
29:415:41 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:494:49 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:106:10 AM07:297:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:156:15 AM07:407:40 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:2410:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:0810:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:419:41 AM10:2410:24 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0311:03 AM11:5111:51 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0611:06 AM11:4811:48 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3112:31 PM14:382:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4712:47 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:131:13 PM13:551:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:551:55 PM14:382:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:382:38 PM16:454:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:442:44 PM16:094:09 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:454:45 PM18:326:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:454:45 PM17:125:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:454:45 PM18:056:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0411:04 PM23:5211:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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