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Thursday 23 December 1926 · Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 10:1310:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4511:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4511:45 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMosul12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:026:02 PM–19:477:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:167:16 AM–08:298:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:347:34 AM–09:189:18 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3010:30 AM–11:0811:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:191:19 PM–14:312:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:222:22 PM–15:003:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Śubha07:167:16 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Roga08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Udvega09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Cara10:5410:54 AM–12:0612:06 PMneutral
Lābha12:0612:06 PM–13:191:19 PMgood
Amṛta13:191:19 PM–14:312:31 PMgood
Kāla14:312:31 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Śubha15:443:44 PM–16:564:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:564:56 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Cara18:446:44 PM–20:328:32 PMneutral
Roga20:328:32 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Kāla22:1910:19 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0712:07+1 AM–25:541:54+1 AMgood
Udvega25:541:54+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:423:42+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:295:29+1 AM–31:177:17+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:177:17+1 AM

07:167:16 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:4511:45 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 19:477:47 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 29:025:02+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:4511:45 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:4312:43+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:191:19 PM–14:312:31 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:312:31 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī11:4511:45 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā19:477:47 PMMaghā
YogaViṣkambha29:02 05:025:02 AM FriPrīti
KaraṇaBālava11:4511:45 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra31:17 07:177:17 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1983
Śaka
1848
Kali
5027
Ahargaṇa
1 836 407
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:598:59 PM
Moonset
10:2510:25 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:167:16 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:347:34 AM09:189:18 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3010:30 AM11:0811:08 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:003:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:191:19 PM14:312:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:222:22 PM15:003:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:003:00 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:026:02 PM19:477:47 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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