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Tuesday 29 December 2015 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 06:136:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:596:59 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:496:49 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:596:59 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 231° ahead of it, in Maghā, 82% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 231° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–06:496:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–19:017:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:533:53 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:119:11 AM–09:589:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:469:46 AM–11:1411:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:4312:43 PM–14:112:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:393:39 PM–17:085:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:305:30 PM–19:147:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2911:29 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1an 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

Roga06:496:49 AM–08:188:18 AMavoid
Udvega08:188:18 AM–09:469:46 AMavoid
Cara09:469:46 AM–11:1411:14 AMneutral
Lābha11:1411:14 AM–12:4312:43 PMgood
Amṛta12:4312:43 PM–14:112:11 PMgood
Kāla14:112:11 PM–15:393:39 PMavoid
Śubha15:393:39 PM–17:085:08 PMgood
Roga17:085:08 PM–18:366:36 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:366:36 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Lābha20:088:08 PM–21:399:39 PMgood
Udvega21:399:39 PM–23:1111:11 PMavoid
Śubha23:1111:11 PM–24:4312:43 AM+1good
Amṛta24:4312:43 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1good
Cara26:152:15 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1neutral
Roga27:463:46 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:185:18 AM+1–30:506:50 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:496:49 AM to 30:506:50 AM+1

06:496:49 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 06:596:59 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 30:286:28 AM+1
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 28:474:47 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:596:59 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:387:38 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:061:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:393:39 PM–17:085:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19 AM+1–25:071:07 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. SunriseCaturthī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:085:08 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī06:596:59 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghā30:28 06:286:28 AM WedPūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti28:47 04:474:47 AM WedĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava06:596:59 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:50 06:506:50 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 920
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:2410:24 PM
Moonset
10:0610:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM06:496:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM06:496:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:496:49 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:119:11 AM09:589:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:469:46 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4312:43 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:154:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:393:39 PM17:085:08 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:154:15 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:305:30 PM19:147:14 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM19:017:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2911:29 PM24:1812:18 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19 AM+125:071:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:533:53 AM+129:365:36 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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