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Saturday 14 December 2024 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:1110:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:297:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 67 of 78 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:188:18 AM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 164° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 164° falls in Śukla 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 kāla06:066:06 AM–07:347:34 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:332:33 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:187:18 PM–19:377:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:187:18 PM–20:168:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:283:28+1 AM–28:564:56+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:055:05 AM–06:516:51 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:055:05 AM–06:026:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:026:02 AM–06:596:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:388:38 AM–10:2510:25 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:581:58 PM–15:453:45 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:0211:02 PM–24:3112:31+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

Kāla05:055:05 AM–06:516:51 AMavoid
Śubha06:516:51 AM–08:388:38 AMgood
Roga08:388:38 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Udvega10:2510:25 AM–12:1112:11 PMavoid
Cara12:1112:11 PM–13:581:58 PMneutral
Lābha13:581:58 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Amṛta15:453:45 PM–17:315:31 PMgood
Kāla17:315:31 PM–19:187:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:187:18 PM–20:318:31 PMgood
Udvega20:318:31 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Śubha21:459:45 PM–22:5810:58 PMgood
Amṛta22:5810:58 PM–24:1112:11+1 AMgood
Cara24:1112:11+1 AM–25:251:25+1 AMneutral
Roga25:251:25+1 AM–26:382:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:382:38+1 AM–27:523:52+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:523:52+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:055:05 AM sunrise19:187:18 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 19:297:29 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 08:188:18 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 10:5610:56 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:498:49 AM
Vaṇijauntil 19:297:29 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:388:38 AM–10:2510:25 AM
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 19:187:18 PM–20:368:36 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35+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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2510:25 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 13 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:368:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī19:297:29 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraKṛttikā08:188:18 AMRohiṇī
YogaSiddha10:5610:56 AMSādhya
KaraṇaGara08:498:49 AMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra29:05 05:055:05 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 193
Day length
14 h 13 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
18:306:30 PM
Moonset
28:204:20+1 AM

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 AM07:557:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:055:05 AM06:516:51 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:055:05 AM06:026:02 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:026:02 AM06:596:59 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:066:06 AM07:347:34 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:557:55 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:388:38 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:332:33 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 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 PM19:377:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:187:18 PM20:168:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:0211:02 PM24:3112:31+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:283:28+1 AM28:564:56+1 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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