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Tuesday 29 December 2015 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 17:135:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:595:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:125:12 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:305:30 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 225° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 225° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:533:53 AM–04:334:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:134:13 AM–05:125:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:4712:47 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:521:52 PM–15:323:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:257:25 PM–19:447:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:257:25 PM–20:238:23 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:028:02 AM–08:598:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:458:45 AM–10:3210:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1812:18 PM–14:052:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:513:51 PM–17:385:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2011:20 PM–23:5911:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:304:30+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMa 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

Roga05:125:12 AM–06:586:58 AMavoid
Udvega06:586:58 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Cara08:458:45 AM–10:3210:32 AMneutral
Lābha10:3210:32 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Amṛta12:1812:18 PM–14:052:05 PMgood
Kāla14:052:05 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Śubha15:513:51 PM–17:385:38 PMgood
Roga17:385:38 PM–19:257:25 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:257:25 PM–20:388:38 PMavoid
Lābha20:388:38 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Udvega21:529:52 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Śubha23:0511:05 PM–24:1912:19+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1912:19+1 AM–25:321:32+1 AMgood
Cara25:321:32+1 AM–26:452:45+1 AMneutral
Roga26:452:45+1 AM–27:593:59+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:593:59+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:125:12 AM to 29:125:12+1 AM

05:125:12 AM sunrise19:257:25 PM sunsetsunrise 29:125:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 17:595:59 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 15:323:32 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 15:503:50 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 05:305:30 AM
Bālavauntil 17:595:59 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:4712:47 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:513:51 PM–17:385:38 PM
Pradoṣa 19:257:25 PM–20:438:43 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43+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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4712:47 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:385:38 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 20:438:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī17:595:59 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā15:323:32 PMMaghā
YogaViṣkambha15:503:50 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava05:305:30 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:12 05:125:12 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 920
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:0910:09 PM
Moonset
08:448:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:533:53 AM05:125:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:533:53 AM04:334:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:134:13 AM05:125:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:125:12 AM08:028:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:028:02 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:028:02 AM08:598:59 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:441:44 PM16:344:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:521:52 PM15:323:32 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:513:51 PM17:385:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:344:34 PM19:257:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:257:25 PM20:438:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:257:25 PM19:447:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:257:25 PM20:238:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2011:20 PM23:5911:59 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:304:30+1 AM30:146:14+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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