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Tuesday 22 December 2026 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:544:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:181:18 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0212:02 PM

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 160° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 160° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:377:37 PM–21:029:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:208:20 AM–09:079:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:558:55 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5111:51 AM–13:191:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:233:23 PM–16:484:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3810:38 PM–23:2711:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:203:20 AM+1–28:444:44 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

Roga06:006:00 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Udvega07:277:27 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Cara08:558:55 AM–10:2310:23 AMneutral
Lābha10:2310:23 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Amṛta11:5111:51 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Kāla13:191:19 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Śubha14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PMgood
Roga16:154:15 PM–17:435:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:435:43 PM–19:157:15 PMavoid
Lābha19:157:15 PM–20:478:47 PMgood
Udvega20:478:47 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Śubha22:1910:19 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Amṛta23:5211:52 PM–25:241:24 AM+1good
Cara25:241:24 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1neutral
Roga26:562:56 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:284:28 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 30:006:00 AM+1

06:006:00 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:181:18 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 22:2710:27 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 12:0212:02 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:083:08 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:181:18 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:472:47 PM–16:154:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:154:15 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī25:18 01:181:18 AM WedPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī22:2710:27 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya12:0212:02 PMŚubha
KaraṇaGara15:083:08 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:00 06:006:00 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 931
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:224:22 PM
Moonset
29:215:21 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:208:20 AM09:079:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:558:55 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:472:47 PM16:154:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:233:23 PM16:484:48 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:377:37 PM21:029:02 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3810:38 PM23:2711:27 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:203:20 AM+128:444:44 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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