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Tuesday 11 December 2018 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 20:208:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5210:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:536:53 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:349:34 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 43° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:536:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:498:49 AM–10:3710:37 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:405:40 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:405:40 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:029:02 AM–09:459:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:349:34 AM–10:5510:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1612:16 PM–13:371:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:582:58 PM–16:194:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:318:31 PM–22:1910:19 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5710:57 PM–23:5011:50 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

Roga06:536:53 AM–08:148:14 AMavoid
Udvega08:148:14 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Cara09:349:34 AM–10:5510:55 AMneutral
Lābha10:5510:55 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Amṛta12:1612:16 PM–13:371:37 PMgood
Kāla13:371:37 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Śubha14:582:58 PM–16:194:19 PMgood
Roga16:194:19 PM–17:405:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:405:40 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid
Lābha19:197:19 PM–20:588:58 PMgood
Udvega20:588:58 PM–22:3710:37 PMavoid
Śubha22:3710:37 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1712:17 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1good
Cara25:561:56 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1neutral
Roga27:353:35 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:145:14 AM+1–30:536:53 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:536:53 AM to 30:536:53 AM+1

06:536:53 AM sunrise17:405:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:536:53 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:5210:52 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 15:593:59 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 25:091:09 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:349:34 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:5210:52 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:582:58 PM–16:194:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:405:40 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:194:19 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī22:5210:52 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā15:593:59 PMŚravaṇa
YogaDhruva25:09 01:091:09 AM WedVyāghāta
KaraṇaVaṇija09:349:34 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:53 06:536:53 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 998
Day length
10 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:559:55 AM
Moonset
21:049:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:536:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:536:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:536:53 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:498:49 AM10:3710:37 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:029:02 AM09:459:45 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:313:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:582:58 PM16:194:19 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:313:31 PM17:405:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:405:40 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:405:40 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:405:40 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:318:31 PM22:1910:19 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5710:57 PM23:5011:50 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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