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Sunday 17 December 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 09:419:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:0012:00 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0012:00 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 348° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 348° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4112:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:425:42 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:425:42 PM–19:027:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4511:45 PM–25:321:32+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1912:19 PM–13:401:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5912:59 PM–14:472:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika15:013:01 PM–16:224:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:164:16 PM–16:594:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:224:22 PM–17:425:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:566:56 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Cara08:178:17 AM–09:389:38 AMneutral
Lābha09:389:38 AM–10:5910:59 AMgood
Amṛta10:5910:59 AM–12:1912:19 PMgood
Kāla12:1912:19 PM–13:401:40 PMavoid
Śubha13:401:40 PM–15:013:01 PMgood
Roga15:013:01 PM–16:224:22 PMavoid
Udvega16:224:22 PM–17:425:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:425:42 PM–19:227:22 PMgood
Amṛta19:227:22 PM–21:019:01 PMgood
Cara21:019:01 PM–22:4010:40 PMneutral
Roga22:4010:40 PM–24:2012:20+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:2012:20+1 AM–25:591:59+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:591:59+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMgood
Udvega27:383:38+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:185:18+1 AM–30:576:57+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:576:57+1 AM

06:566:56 AM sunrise17:425:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 12:0012:00 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 29:305:30+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 12:0012:00 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 25:141:14+1 AM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4112:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:224:22 PM–17:425:42 PM
Pradoṣa 17:425:42 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4112:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:425:42 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  11. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī12:0012:00 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhāpast sunriseMūla
YogaŚūla29:30 05:305:30 AM MonGaṇḍa
KaraṇaŚakuni12:0012:00 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraRavivāra30:57 06:576:57 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 639
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:406:40+1 AM
Moonset
17:065:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4112:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1912:19 PM13:401:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5912:59 PM14:472:47 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:013:01 PM16:224:22 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM17:425:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:164:16 PM16:594:59 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:224:22 PM17:425:42 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:425:42 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:425:42 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:425:42 PM19:027:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4511:45 PM25:321:32+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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