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Tuesday 16 December 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 14:462:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5711:57 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:138:13 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

13:121:12 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:121:12 PM
At noon, 13:121:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:075:07 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4412:44 PM–13:411:41 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:343:34 PM–16:314:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:198:19 PM–20:398:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:198:19 PM–21:189:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:465:46+1 AM–31:167:16+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:568:56 AM–09:539:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:399:39 AM–11:2611:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:592:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:464:46 PM–18:326:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:488:48 PM–22:1810:18 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta24:1412:14+1 AM–24:5312:53+1 AMan 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

Roga06:066:06 AM–07:527:52 AMavoid
Udvega07:527:52 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Cara09:399:39 AM–11:2611:26 AMneutral
Lābha11:2611:26 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Amṛta13:121:12 PM–14:592:59 PMgood
Kāla14:592:59 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Śubha16:464:46 PM–18:326:32 PMgood
Roga18:326:32 PM–20:198:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:198:19 PM–21:329:32 PMavoid
Lābha21:329:32 PM–22:4610:46 PMgood
Udvega22:4610:46 PM–23:5911:59 PMavoid
Śubha23:5911:59 PM–25:121:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:121:12+1 AM–26:262:26+1 AMgood
Cara26:262:26+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMneutral
Roga27:393:39+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:534:53+1 AM–30:066:06+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:066:06+1 AM

06:066:06 AM sunrise20:198:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:5711:57 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 08:518:51 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 08:138:13 AM
Vaidhṛtiuntil 29:065:06+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:5711:57 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:4610:46 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4412:44 PM–13:411:41 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:464:46 PM–18:326:32 PM
Pradoṣa 20:198:19 PM–21:379:37 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48+1 AM–25:361:36+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:411:41 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:326:32 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:379:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī11:5711:57 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya08:518:51 AMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra08:138:13 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBālava11:5711:57 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:06 06:066:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 351
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
23:3911:39 PM
Moonset
09:449:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:075:07 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:4711:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:568:56 AM09:539:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:399:39 AM11:2611:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:411:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:382:38 PM17:285:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:343:34 PM16:314:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:464:46 PM18:326:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:285:28 PM20:198:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:198:19 PM21:379:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:198:19 PM20:398:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:198:19 PM21:189:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:488:48 PM22:1810:18 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:1412:14+1 AM24:5312:53+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48+1 AM25:361:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:465:46+1 AM31:167:16+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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