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Saturday 29 December 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:5012:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3211:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:278:27 AM

Śubha gives way to Śukla.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 163° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 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 muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5212:52 PM–13:511:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:503:50 PM–16:494:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:039:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:409:40 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0711:07 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:595:59 AM–07:507:50 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:595:59 AM–06:586:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:586:58 AM–07:577:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:419:41 AM–11:3111:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:511:51 PM–15:243:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:133:13 PM–17:035:03 PMYama’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

Kāla05:595:59 AM–07:507:50 AMavoid
Śubha07:507:50 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Roga09:419:41 AM–11:3111:31 AMavoid
Udvega11:3111:31 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Cara13:221:22 PM–15:133:13 PMneutral
Lābha15:133:13 PM–17:035:03 PMgood
Amṛta17:035:03 PM–18:546:54 PMgood
Kāla18:546:54 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha20:458:45 PM–21:549:54 PMgood
Udvega21:549:54 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Śubha23:0311:03 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1312:13 AM+1–25:221:22 AM+1good
Cara25:221:22 AM+1–26:322:32 AM+1neutral
Roga26:322:32 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:413:41 AM+1–28:514:51 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:514:51 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 23:3211:32 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:278:27 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 08:278:27 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:1512:15 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:3211:32 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:419:41 AM–11:3111:31 AM
Abhijit 12:5212:52 PM–13:511:51 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–21:599:59 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58 AM+1–25:461:46 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  3. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3111:31 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:511:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:599:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī23:3211:32 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:278:27 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚubha08:278:27 AMŚukla
KaraṇaGara12:1512:15 PMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra30:00 06:006:00 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 807
Day length
14 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
19:407:40 PM
Moonset
29:225:22 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:595:59 AM07:507:50 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:595:59 AM06:586:58 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:586:58 AM07:577:57 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:419:41 AM11:3111:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:511:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:511:51 PM15:243:24 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:502:50 PM17:485:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:133:13 PM17:035:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:503:50 PM16:494:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:485:48 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:458:45 PM21:599:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:458:45 PM21:039:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:458:45 PM21:409:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0711:07 PM24:4012:40 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58 AM+125:461:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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