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Tuesday 19 December 2006 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 09:549:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1510:15 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1510:15 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 349° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:414:41 PM–18:196:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:526:52 AM–08:308:30 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:198:19 AM–09:069:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:548:54 AM–10:2210:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5011:50 AM–13:181:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:144:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3610:36 PM–23:2511:25 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

Roga05:585:58 AM–07:267:26 AMavoid
Udvega07:267:26 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Cara08:548:54 AM–10:2210:22 AMneutral
Lābha10:2210:22 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Amṛta11:5011:50 AM–13:181:18 PMgood
Kāla13:181:18 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Śubha14:462:46 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Roga16:144:14 PM–17:415:41 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:415:41 PM–19:147:14 PMavoid
Lābha19:147:14 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Udvega20:468:46 PM–22:1810:18 PMavoid
Śubha22:1810:18 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Amṛta23:5011:50 PM–25:221:22 AM+1good
Cara25:221:22 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1neutral
Roga26:542:54 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:264:26 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59 AM+1

05:585:58 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 10:1510:15 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 25:411:41 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 18:316:31 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 10:1510:15 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 22:1210:12 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:144:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:144:14 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī10:1510:15 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā25:41 01:411:41 AM WedMūla
YogaŚūla18:316:31 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaŚakuni10:1510:15 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:59 05:595:59 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2063
Śaka
1928
Kali
5107
Ahargaṇa
1 865 623
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:575:57 AM+1
Moonset
16:544:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:526:52 AM08:308:30 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:198:19 AM09:069:06 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:2210:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:144:14 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:414:41 PM18:196:19 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3610:36 PM23:2511:25 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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