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Monday 9 December 1968 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 14:312:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:424:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0412:04 PM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

11:2611:26 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonHarbin11:2611:26 AM
At noon, 11:2611:26 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–07:037:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0811:08 AM–11:4311:43 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya12:5312:53 PM–13:281:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:493:49 PM–16:194:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:493:49 PM–17:205:20 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:017:01 PM–20:478:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:088:08 AM–09:149:14 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:248:24 AM–10:1010:10 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2010:20 AM–11:2611:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4311:43 AM–12:1812:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:3112:31 PM–13:371:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:281:28 PM–14:032:03 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

Amṛta07:037:03 AM–08:088:08 AMgood
Kāla08:088:08 AM–09:149:14 AMavoid
Śubha09:149:14 AM–10:2010:20 AMgood
Roga10:2010:20 AM–11:2611:26 AMavoid
Udvega11:2611:26 AM–12:3112:31 PMavoid
Cara12:3112:31 PM–13:371:37 PMneutral
Lābha13:371:37 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Amṛta14:432:43 PM–15:493:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara15:493:49 PM–17:435:43 PMneutral
Roga17:435:43 PM–19:377:37 PMavoid
Kāla19:377:37 PM–21:329:32 PMavoid
Lābha21:329:32 PM–23:2611:26 PMgood
Udvega23:2611:26 PM–25:201:20 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:201:20 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1good
Amṛta27:153:15 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1good
Cara29:095:09 AM+1–31:037:03 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:037:03 AM+1

07:037:03 AM sunrise15:493:49 PM sunsetsunrise 31:037:03 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:424:42 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:052:05 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 12:0412:04 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:424:42 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:405:40 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:088:08 AM–09:149:14 AM
Abhijit 11:0811:08 AM–11:4311:43 AM
Pradoṣa 15:493:49 PM–17:515:51 PM
Niśītha 23:0211:02 PM–23:5011:50 PM

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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:149:14 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:4311:43 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 46 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:515:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5011:50 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:424:42 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya26:05 02:052:05 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma12:0412:04 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava16:424:42 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:03 07:037:03 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 734
Day length
8 h 46 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:227:22 PM
Moonset
10:3110:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:037:03 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:088:08 AM09:149:14 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:248:24 AM10:1010:10 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM10:3310:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2010:20 AM11:2611:26 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0211:02 AM11:5011:50 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:4311:43 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:1812:18 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:1812:18 PM14:032:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3112:31 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory12:5312:53 PM13:281:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:281:28 PM14:032:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:032:03 PM15:493:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:493:49 PM17:515:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:493:49 PM16:194:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:493:49 PM17:205:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:017:01 PM20:478:47 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0211:02 PM23:5011:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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