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Saturday 17 December 2016 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 18:066:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:214:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:547:54 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 225° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 225° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0911:09 AM–11:5111:51 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:161:16 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:474:47 PM–17:145:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:474:47 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:136:13 AM–07:327:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:136:13 AM–06:566:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:566:56 AM–07:387:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4912:49 PM–14:092:09 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:1111:11 PM–24:4512:45 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

Kāla06:136:13 AM–07:327:32 AMavoid
Śubha07:327:32 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Roga08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Udvega10:1110:11 AM–11:3011:30 AMavoid
Cara11:3011:30 AM–12:4912:49 PMneutral
Lābha12:4912:49 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Amṛta14:092:09 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Kāla15:283:28 PM–16:474:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:474:47 PM–18:286:28 PMgood
Udvega18:286:28 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Śubha20:098:09 PM–21:509:50 PMgood
Amṛta21:509:50 PM–23:3011:30 PMgood
Cara23:3011:30 PM–25:111:11 AM+1neutral
Roga25:111:11 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:522:52 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:334:33 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:146:14 AM+1

06:136:13 AM sunrise16:474:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:214:21 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 10:3910:39 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 07:547:54 AM
Vaidhṛtiuntil 29:405:40 AM+1
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:214:21 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:473:47 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AM
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Pradoṣa 16:474:47 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1110:11 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:214:21 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya10:3910:39 AMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra07:547:54 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBālava16:214:21 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:14 06:146:14 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 274
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:358:35 PM
Moonset
09:049:04 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:136:13 AM07:327:32 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:136:13 AM06:566:56 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:566:56 AM07:387:38 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0911:09 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3312:33 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4912:49 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:161:16 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:474:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:474:47 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:474:47 PM17:145:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:474:47 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1111:11 PM24:4512:45 AM+1sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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