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Wednesday 10 December 2014 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 22:2210:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0612:06 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:045:04 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:086:08 AM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:453:45 AM–04:254:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:054:05 AM–05:045:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:157:15 PM–19:347:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:157:15 PM–20:148:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:281:28 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:506:50 AM–08:378:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2310:23 AM–12:0912:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:3812:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0912:09 PM–13:561:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:552:55 PM–16:414:41 PMa 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

Lābha05:045:04 AM–06:506:50 AMgood
Amṛta06:506:50 AM–08:378:37 AMgood
Kāla08:378:37 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Śubha10:2310:23 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Roga12:0912:09 PM–13:561:56 PMavoid
Udvega13:561:56 PM–15:423:42 PMavoid
Cara15:423:42 PM–17:285:28 PMneutral
Lābha17:285:28 PM–19:157:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:157:15 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Śubha20:288:28 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Amṛta21:429:42 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Cara22:5610:56 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0912:09 AM+1–25:231:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:231:23 AM+1–26:372:37 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:372:37 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1good
Udvega27:503:50 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:045:04 AM to 29:045:04 AM+1

05:045:04 AM sunrise19:157:15 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:0612:06 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 06:086:08 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 17:365:36 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:1011:10 AM
Bālavauntil 24:0612:06 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0912:09 PM–13:561:56 PM
Pradoṣa 19:157:15 PM–20:338:33 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:561:56 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 11 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:338:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:06 00:0612:06 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu06:086:08 AMPuṣya
YogaBrahma17:365:36 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava11:1011:10 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:04 05:045:04 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 536
Day length
14 h 11 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:0510:05 PM
Moonset
08:188:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:453:45 AM05:045:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:453:45 AM04:254:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:054:05 AM05:045:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:045:04 AM07:547:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:506:50 AM08:378:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:547:54 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:561:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:552:55 PM16:414:41 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM19:157:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:157:15 PM20:338:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:157:15 PM19:347:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:157:15 PM20:148:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:281:28 AM+127:143:14 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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