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Saturday 13 December 1997 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:142:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1512:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 106 of 106 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:486:48 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:557:55 AM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 168° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 168° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:025:02 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:486:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:315:31 PM–17:575:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:315:31 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5610:56 PM–24:2712:27+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:486:48 AM–08:088:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:486:48 AM–07:317:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:317:31 AM–08:148:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:299:29 AM–10:4910:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:301:30 PM–14:502:50 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:216:21 PM–19:537:53 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

Kāla06:486:48 AM–08:088:08 AMavoid
Śubha08:088:08 AM–09:299:29 AMgood
Roga09:299:29 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Udvega10:4910:49 AM–12:0912:09 PMavoid
Cara12:0912:09 PM–13:301:30 PMneutral
Lābha13:301:30 PM–14:502:50 PMgood
Amṛta14:502:50 PM–16:104:10 PMgood
Kāla16:104:10 PM–17:315:31 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:315:31 PM–19:107:10 PMgood
Udvega19:107:10 PM–20:508:50 PMavoid
Śubha20:508:50 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Amṛta22:3010:30 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMgood
Cara24:1012:10+1 AM–25:491:49+1 AMneutral
Roga25:491:49+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:293:29+1 AM–29:095:09+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:095:09+1 AM–30:496:49+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49+1 AM

06:486:48 AM sunrise17:315:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:496:49+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 12:1512:15 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 25:591:59+1 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 07:557:55 AM
Sādhyauntil 29:185:18+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:1512:15 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:2311:23 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:299:29 AM–10:4910:49 AM
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:315:31 PM–19:177:17 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34+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. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4910:49 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:177:17 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  12. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī12:1512:15 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī25:59 01:591:59 AM SunMṛgaśirā
YogaSiddha07:557:55 AMSādhya
KaraṇaVaṇija12:1512:15 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:49 06:496:49 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 330
Day length
10 h 43 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:035:03 PM
Moonset
30:326:32+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:025:02 AM06:486:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:025:02 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:486:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:486:48 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:486:48 AM08:088:08 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:486:48 AM07:317:31 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:317:31 AM08:148:14 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:299:29 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:301:30 PM14:502:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:315:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:315:31 PM19:177:17 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:315:31 PM17:575:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:315:31 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:216:21 PM19:537:53 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5610:56 PM24:2712:27+1 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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