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Sunday 6 December 1998 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 03:353:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:571:57+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:419:41 AM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:441:44 PM–15:153:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3212:32 PM–14:002:00 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:293:29 PM–16:574:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:514:51 PM–17:385:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:574:57 PM–18:256:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5011:50 PM–25:241:24+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Udvega06:386:38 AM–08:068:06 AMavoid
Cara08:068:06 AM–09:359:35 AMneutral
Lābha09:359:35 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Amṛta11:0311:03 AM–12:3212:32 PMgood
Kāla12:3212:32 PM–14:002:00 PMavoid
Śubha14:002:00 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Roga15:293:29 PM–16:574:57 PMavoid
Udvega16:574:57 PM–18:256:25 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:256:25 PM–19:577:57 PMgood
Amṛta19:577:57 PM–21:299:29 PMgood
Cara21:299:29 PM–23:0011:00 PMneutral
Roga23:0011:00 PM–24:3212:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:3212:32+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:042:04+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMgood
Udvega27:353:35+1 AM–29:075:07+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:075:07+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:386:38+1 AM

06:386:38 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:571:57+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 16:014:01 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 09:419:41 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:402:40 PM
Bālavauntil 25:571:57+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:574:57 PM–18:256:25 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08+1 AM–24:5612:56+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:256:25 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:57 01:571:57 AM MonPañcamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu16:014:01 PMPuṣya
YogaŚukla09:419:41 AMBrahma
KaraṇaBava14:402:40 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:38 06:386:38 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 688
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
21:419:41 PM
Moonset
09:259:25 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3212:32 PM14:002:00 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:044:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:441:44 PM15:153:15 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:293:29 PM16:574:57 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:044:04 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:514:51 PM17:385:38 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:574:57 PM18:256:25 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:038:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5011:50 PM25:241:24+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08+1 AM24:5612:56+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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