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Tuesday 31 December 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:292:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0111:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:547:54 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4812:48 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

13:121:12 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:121:12 PM
At noon, 13:121:12 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 342° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:076:07 AM–07:007:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:346:34 AM–07:547:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:468:46 AM–10:1110:11 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:5112:51 PM–13:331:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:582:58 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta10:0110:01 AM–10:4410:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3310:33 AM–11:5311:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:322:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:513:51 PM–17:115:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:3711:37 PM–25:011:01 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:5211:52 PM–24:4512:45 AM+1an 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

Roga07:547:54 AM–09:149:14 AMavoid
Udvega09:149:14 AM–10:3310:33 AMavoid
Cara10:3310:33 AM–11:5311:53 AMneutral
Lābha11:5311:53 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Amṛta13:121:12 PM–14:322:32 PMgood
Kāla14:322:32 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Śubha15:513:51 PM–17:115:11 PMgood
Roga17:115:11 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:306:30 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Lābha20:118:11 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Udvega21:519:51 PM–23:3211:32 PMavoid
Śubha23:3211:32 PM–25:121:12 AM+1good
Amṛta25:121:12 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1good
Cara26:532:53 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1neutral
Roga28:334:33 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:146:14 AM+1–31:547:54 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:547:54 AM to 31:547:54 AM+1

07:547:54 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 31:547:54 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 23:0111:01 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 16:364:36 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 12:5812:58 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:4812:48 PM
Śakuniuntil 23:0111:01 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5112:51 PM–13:331:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:513:51 PM–17:115:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–20:178:17 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48 AM+1–25:361:36 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:331:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:115:11 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:178:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī23:0111:01 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā16:364:36 PMMūla
YogaGaṇḍa12:5812:58 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:4812:48 PMŚakuni
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:54 07:547:54 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 192
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
31:217:21 AM+1
Moonset
17:265:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:076:07 AM07:547:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:076:07 AM07:007:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:346:34 AM07:547:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:547:54 AM10:0110:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:468:46 AM10:1110:11 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0110:01 AM12:0912:09 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0110:01 AM10:4410:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3310:33 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:582:58 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:513:51 PM17:115:11 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM20:178:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3711:37 PM25:011:01 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5211:52 PM24:4512:45 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48 AM+125:361:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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