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Tuesday 13 December 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:5911:59 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:168:16 AM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 113 of 113 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:526:52 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:168:16 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 170° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 170° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:526:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:261:26 PM–14:062:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:125:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:525:52 PM–19:177:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:508:50 AM–09:299:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:209:20 AM–10:3410:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4811:48 AM–13:021:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:401:40 PM–15:043:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:162:16 PM–15:293:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2310:23 PM–23:2011:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:371:37+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMa 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

Roga06:526:52 AM–08:068:06 AMavoid
Udvega08:068:06 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Cara09:209:20 AM–10:3410:34 AMneutral
Lābha10:3410:34 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Amṛta11:4811:48 AM–13:021:02 PMgood
Kāla13:021:02 PM–14:162:16 PMavoid
Śubha14:162:16 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Roga15:293:29 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:434:43 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid
Lābha18:306:30 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Udvega20:168:16 PM–22:0210:02 PMavoid
Śubha22:0210:02 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Amṛta23:4811:48 PM–25:341:34+1 AMgood
Cara25:341:34+1 AM–27:203:20+1 AMneutral
Roga27:203:20+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:065:06+1 AM–30:526:52+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:526:52 AM to 30:526:52+1 AM

06:526:52 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:526:52+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 08:168:16 AM
Pūrṇimāuntil 28:364:36+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 20:418:41 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 23:3911:39 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:168:16 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:256:25 PM
Bavauntil 28:364:36+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:162:16 PM–15:293:29 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:376:37 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:293:29 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 52 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī08:168:16 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī20:418:41 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya23:3911:39 PMŚubha
KaraṇaVaṇija08:168:16 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:52 06:526:52 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 270
Day length
9 h 52 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:314:31 PM
Moonset
30:456:45+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:526:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:526:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:526:52 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:508:50 AM09:299:29 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:209:20 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:021:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:452:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:261:26 PM14:062:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:401:40 PM15:043:04 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:162:16 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:452:45 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:125:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:525:52 PM19:177:17 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2310:23 PM23:2011:20 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:371:37+1 AM27:023:02+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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