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Monday 8 December 2025 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 13:551:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3411:34 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3411:34 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:204:20 PM–17:515:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:157:15 AM–08:508:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:167:16 AM–08:468:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2410:24 AM–11:5911:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2412:24 PM–13:151:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:341:34 PM–15:083:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:562:56 PM–15:463:46 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

Amṛta05:415:41 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Kāla07:157:15 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Śubha08:508:50 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Roga10:2410:24 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Udvega11:5911:59 AM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Cara13:341:34 PM–15:083:08 PMneutral
Lābha15:083:08 PM–16:434:43 PMgood
Amṛta16:434:43 PM–18:186:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:186:18 PM–19:437:43 PMneutral
Roga19:437:43 PM–21:089:08 PMavoid
Kāla21:089:08 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Lābha22:3410:34 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Udvega23:5911:59 PM–25:251:25 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:251:25 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1good
Amṛta26:502:50 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1good
Cara28:154:15 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:415:41 AM+1

05:415:41 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:3411:34 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 22:2310:23 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 12:3112:31 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:3411:34 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:4010:40 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:157:15 AM–08:508:50 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:508:50 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī11:3411:34 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya22:2310:23 PMĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma12:3112:31 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava11:3411:34 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:41 05:415:41 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 552
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:0610:06 PM
Moonset
09:069:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:508:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:167:16 AM08:468:46 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:5911:59 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:151:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:083:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:562:56 PM15:463:46 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:204:20 PM17:515:51 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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