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Thursday 23 December 2021 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 14:232:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:583:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:419:41 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–14:012:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:175:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2810:28 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:558:55 AM–10:1410:14 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:479:47 AM–10:3010:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:0512:05 PM–13:491:49 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:012:01 PM–14:432:43 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

Śubha06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Roga07:357:35 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Udvega08:558:55 AM–10:1410:14 AMavoid
Cara10:1410:14 AM–11:3311:33 AMneutral
Lābha11:3311:33 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Amṛta12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMgood
Kāla14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Śubha15:303:30 PM–16:504:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:504:50 PM–18:316:31 PMgood
Cara18:316:31 PM–20:118:11 PMneutral
Roga20:118:11 PM–21:529:52 PMavoid
Kāla21:529:52 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Lābha23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14 AM+1good
Udvega25:141:14 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:552:55 AM+1–28:364:36 AM+1good
Amṛta28:364:36 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 15:583:58 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 24:1112:11 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 09:419:41 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:583:58 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:354:35 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:112:11 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī15:583:58 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā24:11 00:1112:11 AM FriMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti09:419:41 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBālava15:583:58 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:17 06:176:17 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2078
Śaka
1943
Kali
5122
Ahargaṇa
1 871 106
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:348:34 PM
Moonset
09:279:27 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:166:16 AM07:357:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:558:55 AM10:1410:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:479:47 AM10:3010:30 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0512:05 PM13:491:49 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM14:012:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:012:01 PM14:432:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:175:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2810:28 PM24:1112:11 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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