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Tuesday 15 December 2009 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:375:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:366:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:036:03 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 345° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 345° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:473:47 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:064:06 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla05:475:47 AM–07:297:29 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:187:18 PM–19:387:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:187:18 PM–20:178:17 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:567:56 AM–08:538:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:388:38 AM–10:2510:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–13:581:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:453:45 PM–17:325:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:5210:52 PM–24:3612:36 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1311:13 PM–23:5211:52 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

Roga05:055:05 AM–06:526:52 AMavoid
Udvega06:526:52 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Cara08:388:38 AM–10:2510:25 AMneutral
Lābha10:2510:25 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Kāla13:581:58 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Śubha15:453:45 PM–17:325:32 PMgood
Roga17:325:32 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:187:18 PM–20:328:32 PMavoid
Lābha20:328:32 PM–21:459:45 PMgood
Udvega21:459:45 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Śubha22:5810:58 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1212:12 AM+1–25:251:25 AM+1good
Cara25:251:25 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1neutral
Roga26:392:39 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:523:52 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:055:05 AM+1

05:055:05 AM sunrise19:187:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 18:366:36 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 16:504:50 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 17:425:42 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:036:03 AM
Śakuniuntil 18:366:36 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:453:45 PM–17:325:32 PM
Pradoṣa 19:187:18 PM–20:368:36 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:325:32 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  6. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  7. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  8. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 20:368:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī18:366:36 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā16:504:50 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaDhṛti17:425:42 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:036:03 AMŚakuni
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:05 05:055:05 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 715
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
28:314:31 AM+1
Moonset
18:246:24 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:473:47 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:473:47 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:064:06 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra05:475:47 AM07:297:29 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:567:56 AM08:538:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:388:38 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:453:45 PM17:325:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:284:28 PM19:187:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:187:18 PM20:368:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:187:18 PM19:387:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:187:18 PM20:178:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:5210:52 PM24:3612:36 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1311:13 PM23:5211:52 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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