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Friday 5 December 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 21:349:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:498:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:407:40 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:089:08 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

13:001:00 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:001:00 PM
At noon, 13:001:00 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 164° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 164° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:476:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:407:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3812:38 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2511:25 PM–25:011:01+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:009:00 AM–10:2010:20 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:489:48 AM–10:3010:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4011:40 AM–13:001:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:211:21 PM–14:032:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:501:50 PM–15:263:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:393:39 PM–16:594:59 PMYama’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

Cara07:407:40 AM–09:009:00 AMneutral
Lābha09:009:00 AM–10:2010:20 AMgood
Amṛta10:2010:20 AM–11:4011:40 AMgood
Kāla11:4011:40 AM–13:001:00 PMavoid
Śubha13:001:00 PM–14:192:19 PMgood
Roga14:192:19 PM–15:393:39 PMavoid
Udvega15:393:39 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid
Cara16:594:59 PM–18:196:19 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:196:19 PM–19:597:59 PMavoid
Kāla19:597:59 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Lābha21:399:39 PM–23:2011:20 PMgood
Udvega23:2011:20 PM–25:001:00+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:001:00+1 AM–26:402:40+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:402:40+1 AM–28:204:20+1 AMgood
Cara28:204:20+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMneutral
Roga30:006:00+1 AM–31:417:41+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:407:40 AM to 31:417:41+1 AM

07:407:40 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 31:417:41+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 20:498:49 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 25:491:49+1 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 21:099:09 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 09:089:08 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:498:49 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4011:40 AM–13:001:00 PM
Abhijit 12:3812:38 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:3612:36+1 AM–25:241:24+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:001:00 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:241:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī20:498:49 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraKṛttikā25:49 01:491:49 AM SatRohiṇī
YogaŚiva21:099:09 PMSiddha
KaraṇaGara09:089:08 AMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra31:41 07:417:41 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 531
Day length
10 h 39 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
17:355:35 PM
Moonset
31:067:06+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:407:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:476:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:407:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:407:40 AM09:489:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:2010:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:489:48 AM11:5611:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:489:48 AM10:3010:30 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM13:001:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3612:36 PM13:241:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:211:21 PM14:032:03 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:501:50 PM15:263:26 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:393:39 PM16:594:59 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2511:25 PM25:011:01+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3612:36+1 AM25:241:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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