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Monday 7 January 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 19:517:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:279:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:428:42 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

13:261:26 PM

The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:261:26 PM
At noon, 13:261:26 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 344° ahead of it, in Mūla, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 344° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:295:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5712:57 PM–13:551:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:523:52 PM–16:514:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:597:59 PM–21:429:42 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:458:45 PM–21:049:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:458:45 PM–21:429:42 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:567:56 AM–09:469:46 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:359:35 AM–11:1911:19 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3611:36 AM–13:261:26 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:551:55 PM–14:542:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika15:163:16 PM–17:065:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:514:51 PM–17:505:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:101:10+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMa 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

Amṛta06:066:06 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Kāla07:567:56 AM–09:469:46 AMavoid
Śubha09:469:46 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Roga11:3611:36 AM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Udvega13:261:26 PM–15:163:16 PMavoid
Cara15:163:16 PM–17:065:06 PMneutral
Lābha17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PMgood
Amṛta18:566:56 PM–20:458:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara20:458:45 PM–21:569:56 PMneutral
Roga21:569:56 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Kāla23:0611:06 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:1612:16+1 AM–25:261:26+1 AMgood
Udvega25:261:26+1 AM–26:372:37+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:372:37+1 AM–27:473:47+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:473:47+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMgood
Cara28:574:57+1 AM–30:076:07+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:076:07+1 AM

06:066:06 AM sunrise20:458:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 21:279:27 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 26:542:54+1 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 10:0010:00 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:428:42 AM
Śakuniuntil 21:279:27 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:567:56 AM–09:469:46 AM
Abhijit 12:5712:57 PM–13:551:55 PM
Pradoṣa 20:458:45 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:021:02+1 AM–25:501:50+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:469:46 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:551:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:501:50+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī21:279:27 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraMūla26:54 02:542:54 AM TuePūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi10:0010:00 AMDhruva
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:428:42 AMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra30:07 06:076:07 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 866 007
Day length
14 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
29:215:21+1 AM
Moonset
20:058:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:295:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:567:56 AM09:469:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:5811:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:359:35 AM11:1911:19 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5712:57 PM13:551:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:021:02 PM13:501:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:551:55 PM14:542:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:542:54 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:163:16 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:523:52 PM16:514:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:514:51 PM17:505:50 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:458:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:597:59 PM21:429:42 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:458:45 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:458:45 PM21:049:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:458:45 PM21:429:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:021:02+1 AM25:501:50+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:101:10+1 AM26:542:54+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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