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Friday 26 December 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Śukravāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:076:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:438:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:247:24 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

13:211:21 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:211:21 PM
At noon, 13:211:21 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 345° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 345° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:4912:49 PM–14:372:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:5112:51 PM–13:501:50 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:483:48 PM–16:474:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:448:44 PM–21:029:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:448:44 PM–21:399:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:487:48 AM–09:399:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:558:55 AM–09:549:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3011:30 AM–13:211:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:501:50 PM–14:492:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa17:025:02 PM–18:536:53 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

Cara05:585:58 AM–07:487:48 AMneutral
Lābha07:487:48 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Amṛta09:399:39 AM–11:3011:30 AMgood
Kāla11:3011:30 AM–13:211:21 PMavoid
Śubha13:211:21 PM–15:113:11 PMgood
Roga15:113:11 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid
Udvega17:025:02 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid
Cara18:536:53 PM–20:448:44 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga20:448:44 PM–21:539:53 PMavoid
Kāla21:539:53 PM–23:0211:02 PMavoid
Lābha23:0211:02 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Udvega24:1212:12 AM+1–25:211:21 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:211:21 AM+1–26:302:30 AM+1good
Amṛta26:302:30 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1good
Cara27:403:40 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1neutral
Roga28:494:49 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58 AM+1

05:585:58 AM sunrise20:448:44 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 20:438:43 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 22:4310:43 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 26:542:54 AM+1
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:247:24 AM
Śakuniuntil 20:438:43 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3011:30 AM–13:211:21 PM
Abhijit 12:5112:51 PM–13:501:50 PM
Pradoṣa 20:448:44 PM–21:589:58 PM
Niśītha 24:5712:57 AM+1–25:451:45 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:211:21 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:501:50 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:589:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:451:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī20:438:43 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā22:4310:43 PMMūla
YogaGaṇḍa26:54 02:542:54 AM SatVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:247:24 AMŚakuni
VāraŚukravāra29:58 05:585:58 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 361
Day length
14 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:155:15 AM+1
Moonset
19:577:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:487:48 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:5211:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:558:55 AM09:549:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3011:30 AM13:211:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4912:49 PM14:372:37 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:501:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5712:57 PM13:451:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:501:50 PM14:492:49 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:492:49 PM17:475:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:483:48 PM16:474:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day17:025:02 PM18:536:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:475:47 PM20:448:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:448:44 PM21:589:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:448:44 PM21:029:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:448:44 PM21:399:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:5712:57 AM+125:451:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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