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Tuesday 12 January 2021 · Erbil, Iraq

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 12:0312:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:539:53 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:539:53 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonErbil12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 349° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 349° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:385:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:346:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1911:19 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:149:14 AM–09:549:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:449:44 AM–10:5810:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–13:271:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:132:13 PM–15:443:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:412:41 PM–15:553:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4810:48 PM–23:4411:44 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

Roga07:157:15 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Udvega08:308:30 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Cara09:449:44 AM–10:5810:58 AMneutral
Lābha10:5810:58 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Kāla13:271:27 PM–14:412:41 PMavoid
Śubha14:412:41 PM–15:553:55 PMgood
Roga15:553:55 PM–17:105:10 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:105:10 PM–18:556:55 PMavoid
Lābha18:556:55 PM–20:418:41 PMgood
Udvega20:418:41 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Śubha22:2710:27 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1212:12 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1good
Cara25:581:58 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1neutral
Roga27:443:44 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:295:29 AM+1–31:157:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:157:15 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 31:157:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 09:539:53 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 27:513:51 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 24:1712:17 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 09:539:53 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 20:548:54 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:412:41 PM–15:553:55 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–19:027:02 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:553:55 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:027:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  11. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī09:539:53 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā27:51 03:513:51 AM WedUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaVyāghāta24:17 00:1712:17 AM WedHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaŚakuni09:539:53 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:15 07:157:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 761
Day length
9 h 54 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
none
Moonset
16:154:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:149:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:149:14 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:149:14 AM09:549:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:449:44 AM10:5810:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:132:13 PM15:443:44 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:412:41 PM15:553:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM19:027:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:385:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:346:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4810:48 PM23:4411:44 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1911:19 PM24:5012:50 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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