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Tuesday 15 December 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:378:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:369:36 PM.

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

09:039:03 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

13:151:15 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:151:15 PM
At noon, 13:151:15 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 344° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 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 muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:478:47 AM–10:2910:29 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4612:46 PM–13:451:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:433:43 PM–16:424:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:388:38 PM–20:568:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:388:38 PM–21:339:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:508:50 AM–09:499:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:349:34 AM–11:2511:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:151:15 PM–15:063:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:574:57 PM–18:476:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:2012:20+1 AM–24:5712:57+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:521:52+1 AM–27:363:36+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

Roga05:535:53 AM–07:437:43 AMavoid
Udvega07:437:43 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Cara09:349:34 AM–11:2511:25 AMneutral
Lābha11:2511:25 AM–13:151:15 PMgood
Amṛta13:151:15 PM–15:063:06 PMgood
Kāla15:063:06 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid
Śubha16:574:57 PM–18:476:47 PMgood
Roga18:476:47 PM–20:388:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:388:38 PM–21:479:47 PMavoid
Lābha21:479:47 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Udvega22:5710:57 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:0612:06+1 AM–25:151:15+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:151:15+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMgood
Cara26:252:25+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMneutral
Roga27:343:34+1 AM–28:434:43+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:434:43+1 AM–29:535:53+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:535:53 AM sunrise20:388:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 21:369:36 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 19:507:50 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 20:428:42 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:039:03 AM
Śakuniuntil 21:369:36 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4612:46 PM–13:451:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:574:57 PM–18:476:47 PM
Pradoṣa 20:388:38 PM–21:529:52 PM
Niśītha 24:5112:51+1 AM–25:391:39+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:451:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:476:47 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:529:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:391:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī21:369:36 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā19:507:50 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaDhṛti20:428:42 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:039:03 AMŚakuni
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:53 05:535:53 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 715
Day length
14 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:125:12+1 AM
Moonset
19:427:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:508:50 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:478:47 AM10:2910:29 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:508:50 AM11:4711:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:508:50 AM09:499:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:349:34 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4612:46 PM13:451:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5112:51 PM13:391:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:151:15 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:442:44 PM17:415:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:433:43 PM16:424:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:574:57 PM18:476:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:415:41 PM20:388:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:388:38 PM21:529:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:388:38 PM20:568:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:388:38 PM21:339:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:2012:20+1 AM24:5712:57+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:5112:51+1 AM25:391:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:521:52+1 AM27:363:36+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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