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Sunday 21 December 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 13:221:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4611:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:507:50 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4611:46 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

13:071:07 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:071:07 PM
At noon, 13:071:07 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 349° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 349° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:026:02 AM–06:566:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:296:29 AM–07:507:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4612:46 PM–13:281:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:532:53 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:063:06 PM–16:384:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:516:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:071:07 PM–14:262:26 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:463:46 PM–17:055:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:005:00 PM–17:425:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:055:05 PM–18:246:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:536:53+1 AM–32:228:22+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Udvega07:507:50 AM–09:099:09 AMavoid
Cara09:099:09 AM–10:2810:28 AMneutral
Lābha10:2810:28 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Amṛta11:4811:48 AM–13:071:07 PMgood
Kāla13:071:07 PM–14:262:26 PMavoid
Śubha14:262:26 PM–15:463:46 PMgood
Roga15:463:46 PM–17:055:05 PMavoid
Udvega17:055:05 PM–18:246:24 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:246:24 PM–20:058:05 PMgood
Amṛta20:058:05 PM–21:469:46 PMgood
Cara21:469:46 PM–23:2711:27 PMneutral
Roga23:2711:27 PM–25:071:07+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:071:07+1 AM–26:482:48+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:482:48+1 AM–28:294:29+1 AMgood
Udvega28:294:29+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha30:106:10+1 AM–31:507:50+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:507:50 AM to 31:507:50+1 AM

07:507:50 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 31:507:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 11:4611:46 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 23:2711:27 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 14:352:35 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 11:4611:46 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 22:4510:45 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4612:46 PM–13:281:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:055:05 PM–18:246:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:4312:43+1 AM–25:311:31+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. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:281:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:246:24 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:311:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī11:4611:46 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā23:2711:27 PMMūla
YogaŚūla14:352:35 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaŚakuni11:4611:46 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraRavivāra31:50 07:507:50 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 547
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
31:417:41+1 AM
Moonset
17:525:52 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:026:02 AM07:507:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:026:02 AM06:566:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:296:29 AM07:507:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:507:50 AM09:579:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:579:57 AM12:0412:04 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4312:43 PM13:311:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4612:46 PM13:281:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:071:07 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:102:10 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:532:53 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:063:06 PM16:384:38 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:463:46 PM17:055:05 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:005:00 PM17:425:42 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:055:05 PM18:246:24 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:516:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4312:43+1 AM25:311:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:536:53+1 AM32:228:22+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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