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Wednesday 23 December 2026 · Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 11:5411:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:188:18 AM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 115 of 115 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:188:18 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMosul12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 170° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 170° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:436:43 PM–20:068:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2010:20 AM–11:4411:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:5410:54 AM–12:0712:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:191:19 PMRāhu’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

Lābha07:167:16 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Amṛta08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Kāla09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Śubha10:5410:54 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Roga12:0712:07 PM–13:191:19 PMavoid
Udvega13:191:19 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Cara14:322:32 PM–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–16:574:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:574:57 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Śubha18:446:44 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Amṛta20:328:32 PM–22:1910:19 PMgood
Cara22:1910:19 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0712:07+1 AM–25:541:54+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:541:54+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:423:42+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Udvega29:295:29+1 AM–31:177:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:167:16 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 08:188:18 AM
Pūrṇimāuntil 28:284:28+1 AM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 26:232:23+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 14:462:46 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:188:18 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:246:24 PM
Bavauntil 28:284:28+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0712:07 PM–13:191:19 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:191:19 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī08:188:18 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā26:23 02:232:23 AM ThuĀrdrā
YogaŚubha14:462:46 PMŚukla
KaraṇaVaṇija08:188:18 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:17 07:177:17 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 932
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:064:06 PM
Moonset
none

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 day08:298:29 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2010:20 AM11:4411:44 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5410:54 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:574:57 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:574:57 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:574:57 PM18:236:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:436:43 PM20:068:06 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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