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Tuesday 27 December 2016 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:0011:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:071:07 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0612:06 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 342° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:494:49 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:471:47 PM–15:333:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:238:23 AM–09:109:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:588:58 AM–10:2610:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5411:54 AM–13:221:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:502:50 PM–16:184:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4110:41 PM–23:3011:30 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

Roga06:026:02 AM–07:307:30 AMavoid
Udvega07:307:30 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Cara08:588:58 AM–10:2610:26 AMneutral
Lābha10:2610:26 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Amṛta11:5411:54 AM–13:221:22 PMgood
Kāla13:221:22 PM–14:502:50 PMavoid
Śubha14:502:50 PM–16:184:18 PMgood
Roga16:184:18 PM–17:465:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:465:46 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid
Lābha19:187:18 PM–20:508:50 PMgood
Udvega20:508:50 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Śubha22:2210:22 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Amṛta23:5411:54 PM–25:261:26 AM+1good
Cara25:261:26 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1neutral
Roga26:582:58 AM+1–28:314:31 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:314:31 AM+1–30:036:03 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:036:03 AM+1

06:026:02 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:071:07 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 23:3111:31 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 24:3712:37 AM+1
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:0612:06 PM
Śakuniuntil 25:071:07 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:502:50 PM–16:184:18 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18 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. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:184:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī25:07 01:071:07 AM WedAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā23:3111:31 PMMūla
YogaGaṇḍa24:37 00:3712:37 AM WedVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:0612:06 PMŚakuni
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:03 06:036:03 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 284
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:225:22 AM+1
Moonset
16:354:35 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:494:49 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:238:23 AM09:109:10 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:471:47 PM15:333:33 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:502:50 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4110:41 PM23:3011:30 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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