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Friday 6 December 2013 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 10:0810:08 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:556:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:556:55 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 51° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 51° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–05:035:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2011:20 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:365:36 PM–18:006:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:365:36 PM–18:506:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:539:53 PM–23:2111:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:207:20 AM–08:488:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:128:12 AM–08:598:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:1610:16 AM–11:4411:44 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:081:08 PM–14:352:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:402:40 PM–16:084:08 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara05:525:52 AM–07:207:20 AMneutral
Lābha07:207:20 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Amṛta08:488:48 AM–10:1610:16 AMgood
Kāla10:1610:16 AM–11:4411:44 AMavoid
Śubha11:4411:44 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Roga13:121:12 PM–14:402:40 PMavoid
Udvega14:402:40 PM–16:084:08 PMavoid
Cara16:084:08 PM–17:365:36 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:365:36 PM–19:087:08 PMavoid
Kāla19:087:08 PM–20:408:40 PMavoid
Lābha20:408:40 PM–22:1210:12 PMgood
Udvega22:1210:12 PM–23:4411:44 PMavoid
Śubha23:4411:44 PM–25:161:16 AM+1good
Amṛta25:161:16 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1good
Cara26:482:48 AM+1–28:204:20 AM+1neutral
Roga28:204:20 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 AM+1

05:525:52 AM sunrise17:365:36 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 06:556:55 AM
Pañcamīuntil 28:034:03 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 09:289:28 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 23:5811:58 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:556:55 AM
Bavauntil 17:265:26 PM
Bālavauntil 28:034:03 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:1610:16 AM–11:4411:44 AM
Abhijit 11:2011:20 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 17:365:36 PM–19:147:14 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4411:44 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:147:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī06:556:55 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā09:289:28 AMŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva23:5811:58 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:556:55 AMBava
VāraŚukravāra29:52 05:525:52 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 167
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:209:20 AM
Moonset
21:309:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM05:035:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:207:20 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:3310:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:128:12 AM08:598:59 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:1610:16 AM11:4411:44 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2011:20 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:5412:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:081:08 PM14:352:35 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:402:40 PM16:084:08 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:365:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:365:36 PM19:147:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:365:36 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:365:36 PM18:506:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:539:53 PM23:2111:21 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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