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Tuesday 18 December 1979 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:1111:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3410:34 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3410:34 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 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 muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:047:04 PM–20:388:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:168:16 AM–09:079:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:548:54 AM–10:2910:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:379:37 AM–11:1211:12 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:0312:03 PM–13:381:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:133:13 PM–16:484:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5510:55 PM–23:4111:41 PMan 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

Roga05:445:44 AM–07:197:19 AMavoid
Udvega07:197:19 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Cara08:548:54 AM–10:2910:29 AMneutral
Lābha10:2910:29 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Amṛta12:0312:03 PM–13:381:38 PMgood
Kāla13:381:38 PM–15:133:13 PMavoid
Śubha15:133:13 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Roga16:484:48 PM–18:226:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:226:22 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid
Lābha19:487:48 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Udvega21:139:13 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Śubha22:3810:38 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0412:04 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1good
Cara25:291:29 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1neutral
Roga26:542:54 AM+1–28:204:20 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:204:20 AM+1–29:455:45 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:455:45 AM+1

05:445:44 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:455:45 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 10:3410:34 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 27:433:43 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 22:4810:48 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 10:3410:34 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 22:0210:02 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:133:13 PM–16:484:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:484:48 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  9. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī10:3410:34 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā27:43 03:433:43 AM WedMūla
YogaŚūla22:4810:48 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaŚakuni10:3410:34 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:45 05:455:45 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 760
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
none
Moonset
17:395:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:168:16 AM09:079:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:379:37 AM11:1211:12 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:381:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:133:13 PM16:484:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:047:04 PM20:388:38 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5510:55 PM23:4111:41 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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