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Wednesday 26 December 2018 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 12:4812:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 09:479:47 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:479:47 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:1211:12 AM–12:3912:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:321:32 PM–14:122:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:175:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:146:14 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:128:12 AM–09:269:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–11:5411:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3411:34 AM–12:1312:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5411:54 AM–13:081:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:4011:40 PM–25:081:08 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:596:59 AM–08:128:12 AMgood
Amṛta08:128:12 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Kāla09:269:26 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Roga11:5411:54 AM–13:081:08 PMavoid
Udvega13:081:08 PM–14:212:21 PMavoid
Cara14:212:21 PM–15:353:35 PMneutral
Lābha15:353:35 PM–16:494:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:494:49 PM–18:356:35 PMavoid
Śubha18:356:35 PM–20:218:21 PMgood
Amṛta20:218:21 PM–22:0810:08 PMgood
Cara22:0810:08 PM–23:5411:54 PMneutral
Roga23:5411:54 PM–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:401:40 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:263:26 AM+1–29:135:13 AM+1good
Udvega29:135:13 AM+1–30:596:59 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:479:47 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 12:3912:39 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 17:125:12 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:479:47 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:238:23 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5411:54 AM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:426:42 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1

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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:081:08 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:426:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī09:479:47 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā12:3912:39 PMMaghā
YogaViṣkambha17:125:12 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBālava09:479:47 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 870 013
Day length
9 h 51 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:049:04 PM
Moonset
10:0110:01 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:128:12 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM11:5411:54 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1211:12 AM12:3912:39 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM14:512:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:321:32 PM14:122:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:512:51 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:426:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:175:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:146:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:4011:40 PM25:081:08 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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