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Monday 28 December 2020 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:518:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2510:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:096:09 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

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 163° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 163° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:494:49 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:116:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3310:33 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:317:31 AM–08:598:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2710:27 AM–11:5411:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:1212:12 PM–13:551:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–13:051:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:221:22 PM–14:502:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:392:39 PM–15:263:26 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

Amṛta06:036:03 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Kāla07:317:31 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Śubha08:598:59 AM–10:2710:27 AMgood
Roga10:2710:27 AM–11:5411:54 AMavoid
Udvega11:5411:54 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Cara13:221:22 PM–14:502:50 PMneutral
Lābha14:502:50 PM–16:184:18 PMgood
Amṛta16:184:18 PM–17:465:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:465:46 PM–19:187:18 PMneutral
Roga19:187:18 PM–20:508:50 PMavoid
Kāla20:508:50 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Lābha22:2310:23 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Udvega23:5511:55 PM–25:271:27+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:271:27+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:592:59+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMgood
Cara28:314:31+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:036:03 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 22:2510:25 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 06:096:09 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 06:476:47 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 09:429:42 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:2510:25 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:317:31 AM–08:598:59 AM
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:257:25 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:598:59 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī22:2510:25 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī06:096:09 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚubha06:476:47 AMŚukla
KaraṇaGara09:429:42 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:03 06:036:03 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 746
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:404:40 PM
Moonset
29:285:28+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:494:49 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:317:31 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM11:5411:54 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:1212:12 PM13:551:55 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:051:05 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:221:22 PM14:502:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:392:39 PM15:263:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:116:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3310:33 PM24:1612:16+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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