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Saturday 31 December 1966 · Erbil, Iraq

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 15:153:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5812:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5812:58 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Maghā, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:362:36 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:157:15 AM–08:288:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:157:15 AM–07:547:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:547:54 AM–08:338:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:201:20 PM–14:332:33 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:395:39 PM–19:097:09 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

Kāla07:157:15 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Śubha08:288:28 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Roga09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Udvega10:5410:54 AM–12:0712:07 PMavoid
Cara12:0712:07 PM–13:201:20 PMneutral
Lābha13:201:20 PM–14:332:33 PMgood
Amṛta14:332:33 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Kāla15:463:46 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:594:59 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Udvega18:466:46 PM–20:338:33 PMavoid
Śubha20:338:33 PM–22:2010:20 PMgood
Amṛta22:2010:20 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Cara24:0712:07 AM+1–25:541:54 AM+1neutral
Roga25:541:54 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:413:41 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:285:28 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:157:15 AM+1

07:157:15 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:5812:58 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 28:514:51 AM+1
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 23:4811:48 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:5812:58 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:4911:49 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5410:54 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī12:5812:58 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā28:51 04:514:51 AM SunPūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti23:4811:48 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava12:5812:58 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra31:15 07:157:15 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2023
Śaka
1888
Kali
5067
Ahargaṇa
1 851 025
Day length
9 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:059:05 PM
Moonset
10:1710:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:157:15 AM07:547:54 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:547:54 AM08:338:33 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:332:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:395:39 PM19:097:09 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:362:36 AM+128:064:06 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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