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Wednesday 23 December 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:544:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:181:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

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

At sunrise

05:085:08 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2710:27 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 167° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 167° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:503:50 AM–04:294:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:104:10 AM–05:085:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:377:37 AM–09:029:02 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:353:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:227:22 PM–19:427:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:227:22 PM–20:218:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4311:43 PM–25:061:06 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:556:55 AM–08:428:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2910:29 AM–12:1512:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4711:47 AM–12:4412:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:203:20 PM–16:444:44 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

Lābha05:085:08 AM–06:556:55 AMgood
Amṛta06:556:55 AM–08:428:42 AMgood
Kāla08:428:42 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Śubha10:2910:29 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Udvega14:022:02 PM–15:493:49 PMavoid
Cara15:493:49 PM–17:365:36 PMneutral
Lābha17:365:36 PM–19:227:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:227:22 PM–20:368:36 PMavoid
Śubha20:368:36 PM–21:499:49 PMgood
Amṛta21:499:49 PM–23:0211:02 PMgood
Cara23:0211:02 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1612:16 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:291:29 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:422:42 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1good
Udvega27:563:56 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:085:08 AM to 29:095:09 AM+1

05:085:08 AM sunrise19:227:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:095:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 13:181:18 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 10:2710:27 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 19:467:46 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:181:18 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:2411:24 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–14:022:02 PM
Pradoṣa 19:227:22 PM–20:418:41 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:022:02 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:418:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī13:181:18 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī10:2710:27 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚubha19:467:46 PMŚukla
KaraṇaVaṇija13:181:18 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:09 05:095:09 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 932
Day length
14 h 14 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
18:566:56 PM
Moonset
28:454:45 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:503:50 AM05:085:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:503:50 AM04:294:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:104:10 AM05:085:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:085:08 AM07:597:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:377:37 AM09:029:02 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:597:59 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2910:29 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM16:324:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:353:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:203:20 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:324:32 PM19:227:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:227:22 PM20:418:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:227:22 PM19:427:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:227:22 PM20:218:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4311:43 PM25:061:06 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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