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Tuesday 18 December 2001 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 06:456:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:308:30 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:516:51 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1610:16 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 39° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 39° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:335:33 PM–17:595:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:335:33 PM–18:536:53 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:101:10 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:598:59 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:319:31 AM–10:5210:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:392:39 PM–16:254:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:522:52 PM–16:134:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5210:52 PM–23:4511:45 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

Roga06:516:51 AM–08:118:11 AMavoid
Udvega08:118:11 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Cara09:319:31 AM–10:5210:52 AMneutral
Lābha10:5210:52 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Śubha14:522:52 PM–16:134:13 PMgood
Roga16:134:13 PM–17:335:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:335:33 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid
Lābha19:137:13 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Udvega20:528:52 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1212:12 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1good
Cara25:521:52 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1neutral
Roga27:323:32 AM+1–29:125:12 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:125:12 AM+1–30:516:51 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:516:51 AM+1

06:516:51 AM sunrise17:335:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:516:51 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 10:1610:16 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 30:146:14 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 19:337:33 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:522:52 PM–16:134:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:335:33 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:134:13 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā10:1610:16 AMŚravaṇa
YogaVyāghāta30:14 06:146:14 AM WedHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaVaṇija19:337:33 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:51 06:516:51 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 796
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:389:38 AM
Moonset
20:368:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:598:59 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:392:39 PM16:254:25 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:522:52 PM16:134:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:335:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:335:33 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:335:33 PM17:595:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:335:33 PM18:536:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5210:52 PM23:4511:45 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:101:10 AM+126:562:56 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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