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Tuesday 31 December 2013 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:292:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0111:01 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:046:04 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0111:01 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 349° ahead of it, in Mūla, 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 muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:046:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:485:48 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:485:48 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:028:02 PM–21:269:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:258:25 AM–09:129:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:009:00 AM–10:2810:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3711:37 AM–13:011:01 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5611:56 AM–13:241:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:522:52 PM–16:204:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4210:42 PM–23:3111:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:1412:14 AM+1–25:391:39 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Roga06:046:04 AM–07:327:32 AMavoid
Udvega07:327:32 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Cara09:009:00 AM–10:2810:28 AMneutral
Lābha10:2810:28 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Amṛta11:5611:56 AM–13:241:24 PMgood
Kāla13:241:24 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Śubha14:522:52 PM–16:204:20 PMgood
Roga16:204:20 PM–17:485:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:485:48 PM–19:207:20 PMavoid
Lābha19:207:20 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Udvega20:528:52 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Śubha22:2410:24 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Amṛta23:5611:56 PM–25:281:28 AM+1good
Cara25:281:28 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1neutral
Roga27:003:00 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:324:32 AM+1–30:046:04 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04 AM+1

06:046:04 AM sunrise17:485:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 11:0111:01 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 25:391:39 AM+1
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 20:448:44 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 11:0111:01 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 21:099:09 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:522:52 PM–16:204:20 PM
Pradoṣa 17:485:48 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20 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 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:204:20 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī11:0111:01 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraMūla25:39 01:391:39 AM WedPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi20:448:44 PMDhruva
KaraṇaŚakuni11:0111:01 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:04 06:046:04 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 192
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
30:036:03 AM+1
Moonset
17:075:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:046:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:046:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:046:04 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:258:25 AM09:129:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:2810:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3711:37 AM13:011:01 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:204:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:485:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:485:48 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:485:48 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:485:48 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:028:02 PM21:269:26 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4210:42 PM23:3111:31 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:1412:14 AM+125:391:39 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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