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Sunday 27 December 2026 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 22:3610:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:447:44 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:537:53 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:059:05 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:056:05 AM–06:596:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:326:32 AM–07:537:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4912:49 PM–13:311:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:562:56 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:276:27 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:276:27 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:077:07 PM–20:358:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya10:2310:23 AM–11:5011:50 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:101:10 PM–14:292:29 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:493:49 PM–17:085:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:035:03 PM–17:455:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:085:08 PM–18:276:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya31:497:49 AM+1–33:199:19 AM+1a 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

Udvega07:537:53 AM–09:129:12 AMavoid
Cara09:129:12 AM–10:3110:31 AMneutral
Lābha10:3110:31 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Amṛta11:5111:51 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Kāla13:101:10 PM–14:292:29 PMavoid
Śubha14:292:29 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Roga15:493:49 PM–17:085:08 PMavoid
Udvega17:085:08 PM–18:276:27 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:276:27 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Amṛta20:088:08 PM–21:499:49 PMgood
Cara21:499:49 PM–23:3011:30 PMneutral
Roga23:3011:30 PM–25:101:10 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:101:10 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:512:51 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1good
Udvega28:324:32 AM+1–30:126:12 AM+1avoid
Śubha30:126:12 AM+1–31:537:53 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:537:53 AM to 31:537:53 AM+1

07:537:53 AM sunrise18:276:27 PM sunsetsunrise 31:537:53 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:447:44 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 20:358:35 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 23:2411:24 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:059:05 AM
Bālavauntil 19:447:44 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:316:31 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4912:49 PM–13:311:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:085:08 PM–18:276:27 PM
Pradoṣa 18:276:27 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46 AM+1–25:341:34 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:311:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:276:27 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī19:447:44 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā20:358:35 PMMaghā
YogaViṣkambha23:2411:24 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava09:059:05 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:53 07:537:53 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 936
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:1210:12 PM
Moonset
10:3710:37 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:056:05 AM07:537:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:056:05 AM06:596:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:326:32 AM07:537:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:537:53 AM10:0010:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0010:00 AM12:0712:07 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2310:23 AM11:5011:50 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:311:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:292:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:142:14 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:562:56 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:493:49 PM17:085:08 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:276:27 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:035:03 PM17:455:45 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:085:08 PM18:276:27 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:276:27 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:276:27 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:276:27 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:077:07 PM20:358:35 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46 AM+125:341:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra31:497:49 AM+133:199:19 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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