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Saturday 16 December 2023 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 22:0110:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:317:31 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:468:46 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 44° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 44° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:037:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:511:51 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:165:16 PM–17:435:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:165:16 PM–18:386:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:306:30 PM–19:597:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:037:03 AM–08:208:20 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:037:03 AM–07:447:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:447:44 AM–08:258:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:369:36 AM–10:5310:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:379:37 AM–11:0611:06 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:261:26 PM–14:422:42 PMYama’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

Kāla07:037:03 AM–08:208:20 AMavoid
Śubha08:208:20 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Roga09:369:36 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Udvega10:5310:53 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Cara12:0912:09 PM–13:261:26 PMneutral
Lābha13:261:26 PM–14:422:42 PMgood
Amṛta14:422:42 PM–15:593:59 PMgood
Kāla15:593:59 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:165:16 PM–18:596:59 PMgood
Udvega18:596:59 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Śubha20:438:43 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Amṛta22:2610:26 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMgood
Cara24:1012:10+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMneutral
Roga25:531:53+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:373:37+1 AM–29:205:20+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:205:20+1 AM–31:047:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:047:04+1 AM

07:037:03 AM sunrise17:165:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:047:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:317:31 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 28:074:07+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 27:173:17+1 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:468:46 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:317:31 PM
Bavauntil 30:176:17+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:369:36 AM–10:5310:53 AM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Pradoṣa 17:165:16 PM–19:067:06 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5310:53 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:067:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī19:317:31 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa28:07 04:074:07 AM SunDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta27:17 03:173:17 AM SunHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaVaṇija08:468:46 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra31:04 07:047:04 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 829
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:1910:19 AM
Moonset
20:478:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:037:03 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:037:03 AM08:208:20 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:037:03 AM07:447:44 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:447:44 AM08:258:25 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:369:36 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:379:37 AM11:0611:06 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:133:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:422:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:511:51 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:133:13 PM17:165:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:165:16 PM19:067:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:165:16 PM17:435:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:165:16 PM18:386:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:306:30 PM19:597:59 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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