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Monday 15 December 2008 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 01:461:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5710:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1712:17 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:451:45 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:022:02 PM–15:293:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:405:40 PM–18:046:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:405:40 PM–18:536:53 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:247:24 AM–08:528:52 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2010:20 AM–11:4811:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:161:16 PM–14:442:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:193:19 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

Amṛta05:565:56 AM–07:247:24 AMgood
Kāla07:247:24 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Śubha08:528:52 AM–10:2010:20 AMgood
Roga10:2010:20 AM–11:4811:48 AMavoid
Udvega11:4811:48 AM–13:161:16 PMavoid
Cara13:161:16 PM–14:442:44 PMneutral
Lābha14:442:44 PM–16:124:12 PMgood
Amṛta16:124:12 PM–17:405:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:405:40 PM–19:127:12 PMneutral
Roga19:127:12 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Kāla20:448:44 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Lābha22:1610:16 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Udvega23:4811:48 PM–25:201:20+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:201:20+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:532:53+1 AM–28:254:25+1 AMgood
Cara28:254:25+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:565:56 AM sunrise17:405:40 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:5710:57 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 19:517:51 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 19:137:13 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1712:17 PM
Bālavauntil 22:5710:57 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:247:24 AM–08:528:52 AM
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:405:40 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12+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 08:528:52 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:5710:57 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya19:517:51 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra19:137:13 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava12:1712:17 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 350
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:019:01 PM
Moonset
08:488:48 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:247:24 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2010:20 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5812:58 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5812:58 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:161:16 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:451:45 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:022:02 PM15:293:29 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:193:19 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:405:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:405:40 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:405:40 PM18:046:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:405:40 PM18:536:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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