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Monday 8 December 2025 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:346:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:045:04 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:426:42 AM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

12:0812:08 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:0812:08 PM
At noon, 12:0812:08 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:453:45 AM–04:244:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:054:05 AM–05:045:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:137:13 PM–19:337:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:137:13 PM–20:128:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2011:20 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:506:50 AM–08:368:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2210:22 AM–12:0812:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3712:37 PM–13:331:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:551:55 PM–15:413:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:162:16 PM–15:463:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:273:27 PM–16:234:23 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

Amṛta05:045:04 AM–06:506:50 AMgood
Kāla06:506:50 AM–08:368:36 AMavoid
Śubha08:368:36 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Roga10:2210:22 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Udvega12:0812:08 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Cara13:551:55 PM–15:413:41 PMneutral
Lābha15:413:41 PM–17:275:27 PMgood
Amṛta17:275:27 PM–19:137:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:137:13 PM–20:278:27 PMneutral
Roga20:278:27 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Kāla21:419:41 PM–22:5510:55 PMavoid
Lābha22:5510:55 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Udvega24:0912:09 AM+1–25:221:22 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:221:22 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1good
Amṛta26:362:36 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1good
Cara27:503:50 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:045:04 AM sunrise19:137:13 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:346:34 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 06:426:42 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 19:317:31 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:397:39 AM
Bālavauntil 18:346:34 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:506:50 AM–08:368:36 AM
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 19:137:13 PM–20:328:32 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:368:36 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 10 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:328:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī18:346:34 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu06:426:42 AMPuṣya
YogaBrahma19:317:31 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava07:397:39 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:04 05:045:04 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 552
Day length
14 h 10 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:4610:46 PM
Moonset
08:078:07 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:453:45 AM05:045:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:453:45 AM04:244:24 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
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:506:50 AM08:368:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:547:54 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:331:33 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:551:55 PM15:413:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:162:16 PM15:463:46 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:273:27 PM16:234:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM19:137:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:137:13 PM20:328:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:137:13 PM19:337:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:137:13 PM20:128:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2011:20 PM24:5112:51 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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