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Monday 12 December 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 04:294:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4612:46 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:382:38 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 161° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 161° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:022:02 PM–15:273:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:536:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:108:10 AM–09:389:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0611:06 AM–12:3512:35 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5812:58 PM–13:451:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:032:03 PM–15:313:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:203:20 PM–16:074:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya30:106:10 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1a 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

Amṛta06:416:41 AM–08:108:10 AMgood
Kāla08:108:10 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Śubha09:389:38 AM–11:0611:06 AMgood
Roga11:0611:06 AM–12:3512:35 PMavoid
Udvega12:3512:35 PM–14:032:03 PMavoid
Cara14:032:03 PM–15:313:31 PMneutral
Lābha15:313:31 PM–17:005:00 PMgood
Amṛta17:005:00 PM–18:286:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:286:28 PM–20:008:00 PMneutral
Roga20:008:00 PM–21:329:32 PMavoid
Kāla21:329:32 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Lābha23:0311:03 PM–24:3512:35 AM+1good
Udvega24:3512:35 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:072:07 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1good
Amṛta27:383:38 AM+1–29:105:10 AM+1good
Cara29:105:10 AM+1–30:426:42 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42 AM+1

06:416:41 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 30:426:42 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 16:094:09 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 20:258:25 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:382:38 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:4612:46 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:108:10 AM–09:389:38 AM
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–20:068:06 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11 AM+1–24:5912:59 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:389:38 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:068:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī24:46 00:4612:46 AM TuePūrṇimā
NakṣatraKṛttikā16:094:09 PMRohiṇī
YogaSiddha20:258:25 PMSādhya
KaraṇaGara14:382:38 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:42 06:426:42 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 269
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:245:24 PM
Moonset
30:056:05 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:108:10 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:3512:35 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5812:58 PM13:451:45 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:022:02 PM15:273:27 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:203:20 PM16:074:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM20:068:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:536:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11 AM+124:5912:59 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:106:10 AM+131:347:34 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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