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December 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 23 December 2002 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 14:572:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:022:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:008:00 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 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 muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:487:48 PM–21:239:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2210:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2410:24 AM–11:5211:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:201:20 PM–14:482:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 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

Amṛta06:006:00 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Kāla07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AMavoid
Śubha08:568:56 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Roga10:2410:24 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Udvega11:5211:52 AM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Cara13:201:20 PM–14:482:48 PMneutral
Lābha14:482:48 PM–16:154:15 PMgood
Amṛta16:154:15 PM–17:435:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:435:43 PM–19:167:16 PMneutral
Roga19:167:16 PM–20:488:48 PMavoid
Kāla20:488:48 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Lābha22:2010:20 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Udvega23:5211:52 PM–25:241:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:241:24+1 AM–26:562:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:562:56+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMgood
Cara28:284:28+1 AM–30:016:01+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 30:016:01+1 AM

06:006:00 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 14:022:02 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 21:239:23 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 08:008:00 AM
Viṣkambhauntil 29:515:51+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:022:02 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:271:27+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:287:28 AM–08:568:56 AM
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:227:22 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+1 AM

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 08:568:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:227:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī14:022:02 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā21:239:23 PMMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti08:008:00 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBālava14:022:02 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 166
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:289:28 PM
Moonset
09:189:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:287:28 AM08:568:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2210:22 AM11:5611:56 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:227:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:487:48 PM21:239:23 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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