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Tuesday 31 December 2013 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:292:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0111:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:135:13 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4812:48 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

12:1912:19 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1912:19 PM
At noon, 12:1912:19 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 342° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:344:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:154:15 AM–05:135:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:468:46 AM–10:1110:11 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:257:25 PM–19:457:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:257:25 PM–20:248:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:048:04 AM–09:019:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:468:46 AM–10:3310:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1912:19 PM–14:062:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:523:52 PM–17:395:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2111:21 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1an ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:3711:37 PM–25:011:01 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

Roga05:135:13 AM–07:007:00 AMavoid
Udvega07:007:00 AM–08:468:46 AMavoid
Cara08:468:46 AM–10:3310:33 AMneutral
Lābha10:3310:33 AM–12:1912:19 PMgood
Amṛta12:1912:19 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Kāla14:062:06 PM–15:523:52 PMavoid
Śubha15:523:52 PM–17:395:39 PMgood
Roga17:395:39 PM–19:257:25 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:257:25 PM–20:398:39 PMavoid
Lābha20:398:39 PM–21:539:53 PMgood
Udvega21:539:53 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Śubha23:0611:06 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2012:20 AM+1–25:331:33 AM+1good
Cara25:331:33 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1neutral
Roga26:472:47 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:014:01 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:135:13 AM to 29:145:14 AM+1

05:135:13 AM sunrise19:257:25 PM sunsetsunrise 29:145:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 23:0111:01 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 16:364:36 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 12:5812:58 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:4812:48 PM
Śakuniuntil 23:0111:01 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:523:52 PM–17:395:39 PM
Pradoṣa 19:257:25 PM–20:448:44 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:395:39 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:448:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī23:0111:01 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā16:364:36 PMMūla
YogaGaṇḍa12:5812:58 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:4812:48 PMŚakuni
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:14 05:145:14 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 192
Day length
14 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
28:554:55 AM+1
Moonset
18:046:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:135:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:344:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:154:15 AM05:135:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:135:13 AM08:048:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:048:04 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:048:04 AM09:019:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:468:46 AM10:1110:11 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:468:46 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5511:55 AM12:4312:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1912:19 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:523:52 PM17:395:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:354:35 PM19:257:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:257:25 PM20:448:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:257:25 PM19:457:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:257:25 PM20:248:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2111:21 PM24:0012:00 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3711:37 PM25:011:01 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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