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Thursday 1 December 1966 · Erbil, Iraq

Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:354:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:263:26 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:034:03 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:321:32 PM–14:112:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:175:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:146:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5711:57 PM–25:311:31 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:566:56 AM–08:108:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:249:24 AM–10:3910:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1410:14 AM–10:5310:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:071:07 PM–14:212:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:112:11 PM–14:512:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:332:33 PM–16:074:07 PMa 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

Śubha06:566:56 AM–08:108:10 AMgood
Roga08:108:10 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Udvega09:249:24 AM–10:3910:39 AMavoid
Cara10:3910:39 AM–11:5311:53 AMneutral
Lābha11:5311:53 AM–13:071:07 PMgood
Amṛta13:071:07 PM–14:212:21 PMgood
Kāla14:212:21 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Śubha15:353:35 PM–16:494:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:494:49 PM–18:356:35 PMgood
Cara18:356:35 PM–20:218:21 PMneutral
Roga20:218:21 PM–22:0710:07 PMavoid
Kāla22:0710:07 PM–23:5311:53 PMavoid
Lābha23:5311:53 PM–25:391:39 AM+1good
Udvega25:391:39 AM+1–27:253:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:253:25 AM+1–29:115:11 AM+1good
Amṛta29:115:11 AM+1–30:576:57 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57 AM+1

06:566:56 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:263:26 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 26:182:18 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 27:303:30 AM+1
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:034:03 PM
Bālavauntil 27:263:26 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:071:07 PM–14:212:21 PM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:426:42 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:212:21 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:426:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī27:26 03:263:26 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu26:18 02:182:18 AM FriPuṣya
YogaŚukla27:30 03:303:30 AM FriBrahma
KaraṇaBava16:034:03 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:57 06:576:57 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2023
Śaka
1888
Kali
5067
Ahargaṇa
1 850 995
Day length
9 h 53 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:457:45 PM
Moonset
10:0810:08 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:566:56 AM08:108:10 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:249:24 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1410:14 AM10:5310:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM14:512:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:071:07 PM14:212:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:321:32 PM14:112:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:112:11 PM14:512:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:332:33 PM16:074:07 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:512:51 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:426:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:175:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:146:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5711:57 PM25:311:31 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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