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December 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 23 December 2002 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 15:573:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:023:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:466:46 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:009:00 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:488:48 PM–22:2310:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:158:15 AM–09:439:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1111:11 AM–12:4012:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2211:22 AM–12:5612:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:031:03 PM–13:501:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:082:08 PM–15:363:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:124:12 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

Amṛta06:466:46 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Kāla08:158:15 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Śubha09:439:43 AM–11:1111:11 AMgood
Roga11:1111:11 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Cara14:082:08 PM–15:363:36 PMneutral
Lābha15:363:36 PM–17:055:05 PMgood
Amṛta17:055:05 PM–18:336:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:336:33 PM–20:058:05 PMneutral
Roga20:058:05 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Kāla21:379:37 PM–23:0811:08 PMavoid
Lābha23:0811:08 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4012:40+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:122:12+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:433:43+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMgood
Cara29:155:15+1 AM–30:476:47+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM

06:466:46 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:476:47+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 15:023:02 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 22:2310:23 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 09:009:00 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:023:02 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:272:27+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:158:15 AM–09:439:43 AM
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:439:43 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī15:023:02 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā22:2310:23 PMMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti09:009:00 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBālava15:023:02 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:47 06:476:47 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 166
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:1710:17 PM
Moonset
10:0410:04 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:158:15 AM09:439:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2211:22 AM12:5612:56 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:501:50 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:124:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:488:48 PM22:2310:23 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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