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Sunday 5 December 1971 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 02:162:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:301:30 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5612:56 PM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:084:08 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:314:31 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:093:09 PM–16:434:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya05:435:43 AM–07:177:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5711:57 AM–13:321:32 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:073:07 PM–16:414:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:354:35 PM–17:255:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:414:41 PM–18:166:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:381:38 AM+1–27:153:15 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

Udvega05:395:39 AM–07:147:14 AMavoid
Cara07:147:14 AM–08:488:48 AMneutral
Lābha08:488:48 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Amṛta10:2310:23 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Kāla11:5711:57 AM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Śubha13:321:32 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Roga15:073:07 PM–16:414:41 PMavoid
Udvega16:414:41 PM–18:166:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:166:16 PM–19:417:41 PMgood
Amṛta19:417:41 PM–21:079:07 PMgood
Cara21:079:07 PM–22:3210:32 PMneutral
Roga22:3210:32 PM–23:5811:58 PMavoid
Kāla23:5811:58 PM–25:231:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:231:23 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1good
Udvega26:492:49 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:144:14 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:405:40 AM+1

05:395:39 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:301:30 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 17:305:30 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 12:5612:56 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:471:47 PM
Bālavauntil 25:301:30 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:414:41 PM–18:166:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–19:477:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22 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. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:166:16 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:477:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:30 01:301:30 AM MonPañcamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu17:305:30 PMPuṣya
YogaŚukla12:5612:56 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava13:471:47 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra29:40 05:405:40 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 825
Day length
12 h 36 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
21:329:32 PM
Moonset
08:318:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:314:31 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM08:118:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:435:43 AM07:177:17 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:118:11 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:073:07 PM16:414:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:093:09 PM16:434:43 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:354:35 PM17:255:25 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:414:41 PM18:166:16 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM19:477:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:381:38 AM+127:153:15 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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