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Tuesday 18 December 1979 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:113:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:342:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:078:07 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

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 347° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 347° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • 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
  • Amṛta kāla23:0411:04 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:079:07 AM–09:489:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:379:37 AM–10:5410:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1012:10 PM–13:271:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:371:37 PM–15:123:12 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:432:43 PM–16:004:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4810:48 PM–23:4311:43 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

Roga07:047:04 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Udvega08:218:21 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Cara09:379:37 AM–10:5410:54 AMneutral
Lābha10:5410:54 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Amṛta12:1012:10 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Kāla13:271:27 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Śubha14:432:43 PM–16:004:00 PMgood
Roga16:004:00 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:165:16 PM–19:007:00 PMavoid
Lābha19:007:00 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Udvega20:438:43 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Śubha22:2710:27 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1112:11 AM+1–25:541:54 AM+1good
Cara25:541:54 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1neutral
Roga27:383:38 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:215:21 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:047:04 AM sunrise17:165:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 14:342:34 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 08:078:07 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 26:482:48 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 14:342:34 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 26:022:02 AM+1
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:432:43 PM–16:004:00 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:004:00 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  11. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī14:342:34 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā08:078:07 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaŚūla26:48 02:482:48 AM WedGaṇḍa
KaraṇaŚakuni14:342:34 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 760
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:446:44 AM+1
Moonset
16:404:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:079:07 AM09:489:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:379:37 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:371:37 PM15:123:12 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:004:00 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4810:48 PM23:4311:43 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0411:04 PM24:3812:38 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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