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Thursday 30 December 2004 · Jilin, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 06:386:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:568:56+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:497:49 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 23° above S. Day length 8 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonJilin11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 218° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 218° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1811:18 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:061:06 PM–13:421:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:054:05 PM–16:354:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:054:05 PM–17:355:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3811:38 PM–25:251:25+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:087:08 AM–08:158:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:229:22 AM–10:2910:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0710:07 AM–10:4310:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4312:43 PM–13:501:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5412:54 PM–14:422:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:421:42 PM–14:172:17 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

Śubha07:087:08 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Roga08:158:15 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Udvega09:229:22 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Cara10:2910:29 AM–11:3611:36 AMneutral
Lābha11:3611:36 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Amṛta12:4312:43 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Kāla13:501:50 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Śubha14:582:58 PM–16:054:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:054:05 PM–17:585:58 PMgood
Cara17:585:58 PM–19:517:51 PMneutral
Roga19:517:51 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Kāla21:439:43 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Lābha23:3611:36 PM–25:291:29+1 AMgood
Udvega25:291:29+1 AM–27:223:22+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:223:22+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:155:15+1 AM–31:087:08+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:087:08+1 AM

07:087:08 AM sunrise16:054:05 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 25:251:25+1 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 21:319:31 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 19:497:49 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1811:18 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4312:43 PM–13:501:50 PM
Pradoṣa 16:054:05 PM–18:056:05 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:501:50 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 56 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:056:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā25:25 01:251:25 AM FriMaghā
YogaViṣkambha21:319:31 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava19:497:49 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:08 07:087:08 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 904
Day length
8 h 56 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
19:227:22 PM
Moonset
09:419:41 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:087:08 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:229:22 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0710:07 AM10:4310:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1811:18 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3012:30 PM14:172:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM13:501:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5412:54 PM14:422:42 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:061:06 PM13:421:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:421:42 PM14:172:17 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:172:17 PM16:054:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:054:05 PM18:056:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:054:05 PM16:354:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:054:05 PM17:355:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3811:38 PM25:251:25+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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