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Wednesday 23 December 2026 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:544:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:181:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 123 of 123 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2710:27 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonHarbin11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 167° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 167° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:377:37 AM–09:029:02 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya12:5912:59 PM–13:341:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:523:52 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:523:52 PM–17:245:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4311:43 PM–25:061:06+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:178:17 AM–09:229:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2710:27 AM–11:3211:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1511:15 AM–11:5011:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3211:32 AM–12:3712:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:203:20 PM–16:444:44 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

Lābha07:127:12 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Amṛta08:178:17 AM–09:229:22 AMgood
Kāla09:229:22 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Śubha10:2710:27 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Roga11:3211:32 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Udvega12:3712:37 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Cara13:421:42 PM–14:472:47 PMneutral
Lābha14:472:47 PM–15:523:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega15:523:52 PM–17:475:47 PMavoid
Śubha17:475:47 PM–19:427:42 PMgood
Amṛta19:427:42 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Cara21:379:37 PM–23:3311:33 PMneutral
Roga23:3311:33 PM–25:281:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:281:28+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:233:23+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMgood
Udvega29:185:18+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise15:523:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 13:181:18 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 10:2710:27 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 19:467:46 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:181:18 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:2411:24 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3211:32 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 15:523:52 PM–17:555:55 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3712:37 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:555:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī13:181:18 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī10:2710:27 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚubha19:467:46 PMŚukla
KaraṇaVaṇija13:181:18 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 932
Day length
8 h 40 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
14:362:36 PM
Moonset
none

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:377:37 AM09:029:02 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:229:22 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2710:27 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1511:15 AM11:5011:50 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2412:24 PM14:082:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory12:5912:59 PM13:341:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:082:08 PM15:523:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:203:20 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk15:523:52 PM17:555:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:523:52 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:523:52 PM17:245:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4311:43 PM25:061:06+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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