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Friday 21 December 2018 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:057:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:394:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:546:54 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 165° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 165° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:5412:54 PM–14:232:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:425:42 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:425:42 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:435:43 AM+1–31:117:11 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:277:27 AM–08:558:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:208:20 AM–09:079:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:268:26 AM–09:559:55 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla10:2310:23 AM–11:5111:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1412:14 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:588:58 PM–22:2610:26 PMa 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

Cara05:595:59 AM–07:277:27 AMneutral
Lābha07:277:27 AM–08:558:55 AMgood
Amṛta08:558:55 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Kāla10:2310:23 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Śubha11:5111:51 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Roga13:191:19 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Udvega14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PMavoid
Cara16:154:15 PM–17:425:42 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:425:42 PM–19:157:15 PMavoid
Kāla19:157:15 PM–20:478:47 PMavoid
Lābha20:478:47 PM–22:1910:19 PMgood
Udvega22:1910:19 PM–23:5111:51 PMavoid
Śubha23:5111:51 PM–25:231:23 AM+1good
Amṛta25:231:23 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1good
Cara26:552:55 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1neutral
Roga28:274:27 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise17:425:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 16:394:39 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 15:523:52 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 06:546:54 AM
Śubhauntil 27:303:30 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:394:39 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2310:23 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:425:42 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5111:51 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  6. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  7. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī16:394:39 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī15:523:52 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya06:546:54 AMŚubha
KaraṇaVaṇija16:394:39 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra30:00 06:006:00 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 008
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:534:53 PM
Moonset
29:395:39 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:277:27 AM08:558:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:208:20 AM09:079:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:268:26 AM09:559:55 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:5111:51 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:011:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5412:54 PM14:232:23 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:472:47 PM16:154:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:425:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:425:42 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:425:42 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:425:42 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:588:58 PM22:2610:26 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:435:43 AM+131:117:11 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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