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Monday 18 December 1978 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 23:3611:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 26:142:14 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2212:22 PM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:0910:09 AM–11:5711:57 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:165:16 PM–17:445:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:165:16 PM–18:396:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:218:21 AM–09:389:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5410:54 AM–12:1012:10 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3112:31 PM–13:121:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:271:27 PM–14:432:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:143:14 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

Amṛta07:057:05 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Kāla08:218:21 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Śubha09:389:38 AM–10:5410:54 AMgood
Roga10:5410:54 AM–12:1012:10 PMavoid
Udvega12:1012:10 PM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Cara13:271:27 PM–14:432:43 PMneutral
Lābha14:432:43 PM–16:004:00 PMgood
Amṛta16:004:00 PM–17:165:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:165:16 PM–19:007:00 PMneutral
Roga19:007:00 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Kāla20:448:44 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Lābha22:2710:27 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1good
Udvega24:1112:11 AM+1–25:541:54 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:541:54 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1good
Amṛta27:383:38 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1good
Cara29:225:22 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:057:05 AM sunrise17:165:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:142:14 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 17:215:21 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 12:2212:22 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:5412:54 PM
Bālavauntil 26:142:14 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:218:21 AM–09:389:38 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:165:16 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:389:38 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī26:14 02:142:14 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya17:215:21 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra12:2212:22 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava12:5412:54 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 395
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:498:49 PM
Moonset
09:349:34 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:0910:09 AM11:5711:57 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5410:54 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:121:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:271:27 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:143:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:143:14 PM17:165:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:165:16 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:165:16 PM17:445:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:165:16 PM18:396:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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