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Monday 7 December 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 14:352:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5712:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:446:44 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5712:57 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:515:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:295:29 PM–17:565:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:295:29 PM–18:496:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:148:14 PM–21:489:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:058:05 AM–09:259:25 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4610:46 AM–12:0712:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5010:50 AM–12:2412:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:111:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:271:27 PM–14:482:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:372:37 PM–15:203:20 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

Amṛta06:446:44 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Kāla08:058:05 AM–09:259:25 AMavoid
Śubha09:259:25 AM–10:4610:46 AMgood
Roga10:4610:46 AM–12:0712:07 PMavoid
Udvega12:0712:07 PM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Cara13:271:27 PM–14:482:48 PMneutral
Lābha14:482:48 PM–16:084:08 PMgood
Amṛta16:084:08 PM–17:295:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:295:29 PM–19:097:09 PMneutral
Roga19:097:09 PM–20:488:48 PMavoid
Kāla20:488:48 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Lābha22:2710:27 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Udvega24:0712:07 AM+1–25:461:46 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:461:46 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1good
Amṛta27:263:26 AM+1–29:055:05 AM+1good
Cara29:055:05 AM+1–30:456:45 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45 AM+1

06:446:44 AM sunrise17:295:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:5712:57 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:302:30 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 18:196:19 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:5712:57 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:2612:26 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:058:05 AM–09:259:25 AM
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Pradoṣa 17:295:29 PM–19:157:15 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:259:25 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:157:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī12:5712:57 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya26:30 02:302:30 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma18:196:19 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava12:5712:57 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 689
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:219:21 PM
Moonset
09:549:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:515:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:259:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4610:46 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5010:50 AM12:2412:24 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:111:11 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:271:27 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:372:37 PM15:203:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:295:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:295:29 PM19:157:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:295:29 PM17:565:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:295:29 PM18:496:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:148:14 PM21:489:48 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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