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Wednesday 14 December 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 00:5212:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4212:42 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:467:46 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5012:50 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:585:58 AM–06:526:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:256:25 AM–07:467:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:216:21 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:216:21 PM–19:427:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:516:51 PM–20:288:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya09:059:05 AM–10:4210:42 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:059:05 AM–10:2510:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4411:44 AM–13:031:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4212:42 PM–13:251:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 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

Lābha07:467:46 AM–09:059:05 AMgood
Amṛta09:059:05 AM–10:2510:25 AMgood
Kāla10:2510:25 AM–11:4411:44 AMavoid
Śubha11:4411:44 AM–13:031:03 PMgood
Roga13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Udvega14:232:23 PM–15:423:42 PMavoid
Cara15:423:42 PM–17:025:02 PMneutral
Lābha17:025:02 PM–18:216:21 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:216:21 PM–20:028:02 PMavoid
Śubha20:028:02 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Amṛta21:429:42 PM–23:2311:23 PMgood
Cara23:2311:23 PM–25:041:04 AM+1neutral
Roga25:041:04 AM+1–26:442:44 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:442:44 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:254:25 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1good
Udvega30:066:06 AM+1–31:467:46 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:467:46 AM to 31:467:46 AM+1

07:467:46 AM sunrise18:216:21 PM sunsetsunrise 31:467:46 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:4212:42 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 25:221:22 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 28:104:10 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:5012:50 PM
Bālavauntil 24:4212:42 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PM
Pradoṣa 18:216:21 PM–20:098:09 PM
Niśītha 24:4012:40 AM+1–25:281:28 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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:232:23 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NiśīthaUntil 25:281:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  10. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:42 00:4212:42 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya25:22 01:221:22 AM ThuĀśleṣā
YogaIndra28:10 04:104:10 AM ThuVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava12:5012:50 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:46 07:467:46 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 444
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:539:53 PM
Moonset
10:2310:23 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:585:58 AM07:467:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:585:58 AM06:526:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:256:25 AM07:467:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:467:46 AM09:539:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:059:05 AM10:4210:42 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:059:05 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:539:53 AM12:0012:00 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4411:44 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:251:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:031:03 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:072:07 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM18:216:21 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:216:21 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:216:21 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:216:21 PM19:427:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:516:51 PM20:288:28 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4012:40 AM+125:281:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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