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Friday 18 December 2048 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:319:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0012:00+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4410:44 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 162° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 162° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2312:23+1 AM–26:112:11+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:267:26 AM–08:548:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:198:19 AM–09:059:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2210:22 AM–11:5011:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM–13:001:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:452:45 PM–16:134:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:007:00 PM–20:478:47 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

Cara05:585:58 AM–07:267:26 AMneutral
Lābha07:267:26 AM–08:548:54 AMgood
Amṛta08:548:54 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Kāla10:2210:22 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Śubha11:5011:50 AM–13:181:18 PMgood
Roga13:181:18 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Udvega14:452:45 PM–16:134:13 PMavoid
Cara16:134:13 PM–17:415:41 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:415:41 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid
Kāla19:137:13 PM–20:468:46 PMavoid
Lābha20:468:46 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Udvega22:1810:18 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Śubha23:5011:50 PM–25:221:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:221:22+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMgood
Cara26:542:54+1 AM–28:264:26+1 AMneutral
Roga28:264:26+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58+1 AM

05:585:58 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:0012:00+1 AM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 27:583:58+1 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 21:229:22 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:4410:44 AM
Vaṇijauntil 24:0012:00+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2210:22 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5011:50 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī24:00 00:0012:00 AM SatPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī27:58 03:583:58 AM SatMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya21:229:22 PMŚubha
KaraṇaGara10:4410:44 AMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra29:58 05:585:58 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2105
Śaka
1970
Kali
5149
Ahargaṇa
1 880 963
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:334:33 PM
Moonset
29:185:18+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:267:26 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:198:19 AM09:059:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:001:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:134:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:007:00 PM20:478:47 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2312:23+1 AM26:112:11+1 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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