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Wednesday 18 December 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:483:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:155:15 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:218:21 AM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

13:161:16 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:161:16 PM
At noon, 13:161:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 160° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 160° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:165:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:443:44 PM–16:434:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:408:40 PM–20:588:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:408:40 PM–21:359:35 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:447:44 AM–09:359:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2611:26 AM–13:171:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:461:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:171:17 PM–15:073:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:351:35 AM+1–27:193:19 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

Lābha05:535:53 AM–07:447:44 AMgood
Amṛta07:447:44 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Kāla09:359:35 AM–11:2611:26 AMavoid
Śubha11:2611:26 AM–13:171:17 PMgood
Roga13:171:17 PM–15:073:07 PMavoid
Udvega15:073:07 PM–16:584:58 PMavoid
Cara16:584:58 PM–18:496:49 PMneutral
Lābha18:496:49 PM–20:408:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:408:40 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Śubha21:499:49 PM–22:5810:58 PMgood
Amṛta22:5810:58 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Cara24:0712:07 AM+1–25:171:17 AM+1neutral
Roga25:171:17 AM+1–26:262:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:262:26 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:353:35 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1good
Udvega28:444:44 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:535:53 AM sunrise20:408:40 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 29:155:15 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 08:218:21 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 28:564:56 AM+1
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:354:35 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:155:15 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:171:17 PM–15:073:07 PM
Pradoṣa 20:408:40 PM–21:549:54 PM
Niśītha 24:5312:53 AM+1–25:411:41 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:073:07 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 46 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:549:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:411:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī29:15 05:155:15 AM ThuPūrṇimā
NakṣatraKṛttikā08:218:21 AMRohiṇī
YogaSādhya28:56 04:564:56 AM ThuŚubha
KaraṇaGara16:354:35 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 161
Day length
14 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
19:207:20 PM
Moonset
29:055:05 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:394:39 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:394:39 AM05:165:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:447:44 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:4811:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2611:26 AM13:171:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:461:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5312:53 PM13:411:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:171:17 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:452:45 PM17:425:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:443:44 PM16:434:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:425:42 PM20:408:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:408:40 PM21:549:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:408:40 PM20:588:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:408:40 PM21:359:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5312:53 AM+125:411:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:351:35 AM+127:193:19 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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