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Sunday 10 December 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:311:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5910:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā does not reach pradoṣa on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1912:19 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

13:131:13 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:131:13 PM
At noon, 13:131:13 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 163° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 163° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4412:44 PM–13:421:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:403:40 PM–16:394:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:014:01 PM–17:305:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:348:34 PM–20:538:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:348:34 PM–21:309:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:067:06 AM–08:358:35 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:131:13 PM–15:033:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika16:544:54 PM–18:446:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta18:376:37 PM–19:367:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:446:44 PM–20:348:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega05:525:52 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Cara07:427:42 AM–09:329:32 AMneutral
Lābha09:329:32 AM–11:2311:23 AMgood
Amṛta11:2311:23 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Śubha15:033:03 PM–16:544:54 PMgood
Roga16:544:54 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Udvega18:446:44 PM–20:348:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha20:348:34 PM–21:449:44 PMgood
Amṛta21:449:44 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Cara22:5410:54 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0312:03 AM+1–25:131:13 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:131:13 AM+1–26:232:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:232:23 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1good
Udvega27:323:32 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:424:42 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 AM+1

05:525:52 AM sunrise20:348:34 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 22:5910:59 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 18:156:15 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 26:272:27 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:1912:19 PM
Vaṇijauntil 22:5910:59 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4412:44 PM–13:421:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:446:44 PM–20:348:34 PM
Pradoṣa 20:348:34 PM–21:499:49 PM
Niśītha 24:4912:49 AM+1–25:371:37 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:421:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 20:348:34 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:499:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:371:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī22:5910:59 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraKṛttikā18:156:15 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddha26:27 02:272:27 AM MonSādhya
KaraṇaGara12:1912:19 PMVaṇija
VāraRavivāra29:52 05:525:52 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 423
Day length
14 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
19:157:15 PM
Moonset
29:345:34 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:067:06 AM08:358:35 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:421:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:131:13 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:412:41 PM17:385:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:403:40 PM16:394:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:014:01 PM17:305:30 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:544:54 PM18:446:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:385:38 PM20:348:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta18:376:37 PM19:367:36 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:446:44 PM20:348:34 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk20:348:34 PM21:499:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:348:34 PM20:538:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:348:34 PM21:309:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4912:49 AM+125:371:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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