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Saturday 21 December 2013 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 13:511:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:234:23 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

16:144:14 PM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:372:37 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:362:36+1 AM–28:234:23+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:466:46 AM–08:148:14 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:466:46 AM–07:337:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:337:33 AM–08:208:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:429:42 AM–11:1111:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:072:07 PM–15:363:36 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:503:50 PM–17:385:38 PMa 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

Kāla06:466:46 AM–08:148:14 AMavoid
Śubha08:148:14 AM–09:429:42 AMgood
Roga09:429:42 AM–11:1111:11 AMavoid
Udvega11:1111:11 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Cara12:3912:39 PM–14:072:07 PMneutral
Lābha14:072:07 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Amṛta15:363:36 PM–17:045:04 PMgood
Kāla17:045:04 PM–18:326:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:326:32 PM–20:048:04 PMgood
Udvega20:048:04 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Śubha21:369:36 PM–23:0711:07 PMgood
Amṛta23:0711:07 PM–24:3912:39+1 AMgood
Cara24:3912:39+1 AM–26:112:11+1 AMneutral
Roga26:112:11+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:433:43+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:145:14+1 AM–30:466:46+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:466:46 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:234:23 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 28:234:23+1 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 16:144:14 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:234:23 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:355:35+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:429:42 AM–11:1111:11 AM
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15+1 AM–25:031:03+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1111:11 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:234:23 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā28:23 04:234:23 AM SunMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti16:144:14 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBālava16:234:23 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:46 06:466:46 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 182
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:0210:02 PM
Moonset
09:469:46 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:466:46 AM08:148:14 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:466:46 AM07:337:33 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:337:33 AM08:208:20 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:1111:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:372:37 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:503:50 PM17:385:38 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15+1 AM25:031:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:362:36+1 AM28:234:23+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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