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Monday 8 December 2025 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 15:553:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:341:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:341:34 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:2611:26 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2611:26 AM
At noon, 11:2611:26 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0511:05 AM–11:4711:47 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:121:12 PM–13:541:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:444:44 PM–17:115:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:444:44 PM–18:046:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:206:20 PM–19:517:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:277:27 AM–08:478:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:169:16 AM–10:4610:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0610:06 AM–11:2611:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4711:47 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4512:45 PM–14:052:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:541:54 PM–14:372:37 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

Amṛta06:086:08 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Kāla07:277:27 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Śubha08:478:47 AM–10:0610:06 AMgood
Roga10:0610:06 AM–11:2611:26 AMavoid
Udvega11:2611:26 AM–12:4512:45 PMavoid
Cara12:4512:45 PM–14:052:05 PMneutral
Lābha14:052:05 PM–15:243:24 PMgood
Amṛta15:243:24 PM–16:444:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:444:44 PM–18:246:24 PMneutral
Roga18:246:24 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Kāla20:058:05 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Lābha21:469:46 PM–23:2611:26 PMgood
Udvega23:2611:26 PM–25:071:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:071:07 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1good
Amṛta26:472:47 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1good
Cara28:284:28 AM+1–30:086:08 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:086:08 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise16:444:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:086:08 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:341:34 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 14:312:31 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:341:34 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:4012:40 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:277:27 AM–08:478:47 AM
Abhijit 11:0511:05 AM–11:4711:47 AM
Pradoṣa 16:444:44 PM–18:316:31 PM
Niśītha 23:0211:02 PM–23:5011:50 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:478:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4711:47 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:316:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5011:50 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī13:341:34 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya24:23 00:2312:23 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma14:312:31 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava13:341:34 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:08 06:086:08 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 552
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:318:31 PM
Moonset
09:299:29 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:277:27 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:2210:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:169:16 AM10:4610:46 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0610:06 AM11:2611:26 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0211:02 AM11:5011:50 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0511:05 AM11:4711:47 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2912:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2912:29 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4512:45 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:121:12 PM13:541:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:541:54 PM14:372:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:444:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:444:44 PM18:316:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:444:44 PM17:115:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:444:44 PM18:046:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:206:20 PM19:517:51 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0211:02 PM23:5011:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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