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Saturday 13 December 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 14:102:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:393:39 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:393:39 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

13:141:14 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:141:14 PM
At noon, 13:141:14 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:1712:17 PM–14:012:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4512:45 PM–13:441:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:413:41 PM–16:404:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:368:36 PM–20:558:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:368:36 PM–21:329:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:525:52 AM–07:427:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:516:51 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:516:51 AM–07:507:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:339:33 AM–11:2411:24 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:053:05 PM–16:554:55 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

Kāla05:525:52 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Śubha07:427:42 AM–09:339:33 AMgood
Roga09:339:33 AM–11:2411:24 AMavoid
Udvega11:2411:24 AM–13:141:14 PMavoid
Cara13:141:14 PM–15:053:05 PMneutral
Lābha15:053:05 PM–16:554:55 PMgood
Amṛta16:554:55 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Kāla18:466:46 PM–20:368:36 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha20:368:36 PM–21:469:46 PMgood
Udvega21:469:46 PM–22:5510:55 PMavoid
Śubha22:5510:55 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0512:05+1 AM–25:141:14+1 AMgood
Cara25:141:14+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMneutral
Roga26:242:24+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:333:33+1 AM–28:434:43+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:434:43+1 AM–29:525:52+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:525:52 AM sunrise20:368:36 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 15:393:39 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 19:127:12 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 24:3412:34+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:393:39 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:134:13+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:339:33 AM–11:2411:24 AM
Abhijit 12:4512:45 PM–13:441:44 PM
Pradoṣa 20:368:36 PM–21:509:50 PM
Niśītha 24:5012:50+1 AM–25:381:38+1 AM

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2411:24 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:441:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:509:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:381:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī15:393:39 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya19:127:12 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra24:34 00:3412:34 AM SunVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBālava15:393:39 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra29:52 05:525:52 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 521
Day length
14 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
24:1712:17+1 AM
Moonset
09:099:09 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:525:52 AM07:427:42 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:525:52 AM06:516:51 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:516:51 AM07:507:50 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:4611:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:339:33 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1712:17 PM14:012:01 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:441:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5012:50 PM13:381:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:422:42 PM17:395:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:053:05 PM16:554:55 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:413:41 PM16:404:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:395:39 PM20:368:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:368:36 PM21:509:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:368:36 PM20:558:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:368:36 PM21:329:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5012:50+1 AM25:381:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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