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Monday 22 December 2003 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 00:5312:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:199:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:536:53 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:079:07 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 343° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 343° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–05:595:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:536:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–18:016:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3010:30 PM–23:5511:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:138:13 AM–09:339:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5310:53 AM–12:1412:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3512:35 PM–13:181:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:341:34 PM–14:542:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:032:03 PM–15:283:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:263:26 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

Amṛta06:536:53 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Kāla08:138:13 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Śubha09:339:33 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Roga10:5310:53 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Udvega12:1412:14 PM–13:341:34 PMavoid
Cara13:341:34 PM–14:542:54 PMneutral
Lābha14:542:54 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Amṛta16:144:14 PM–17:345:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:345:34 PM–19:147:14 PMneutral
Roga19:147:14 PM–20:548:54 PMavoid
Kāla20:548:54 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Lābha22:3410:34 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Udvega24:1412:14 AM+1–25:541:54 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:541:54 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1good
Amṛta27:343:34 AM+1–29:135:13 AM+1good
Cara29:135:13 AM+1–30:536:53 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:536:53 AM to 30:536:53 AM+1

06:536:53 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:536:53 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 21:199:19 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 09:079:07 AM
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 30:166:16 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 20:158:15 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:0711:07 AM
Śakuniuntil 21:199:19 PM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:138:13 AM–09:339:33 AM
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:217:21 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:339:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:217:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī21:199:19 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā09:079:07 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaŚūla20:158:15 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:0711:07 AMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra30:53 06:536:53 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 530
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:366:36 AM+1
Moonset
16:194:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:536:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:536:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:536:53 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:181:18 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:341:34 PM14:542:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:032:03 PM15:283:28 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:263:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:345:34 PM19:217:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:345:34 PM18:016:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:345:34 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3010:30 PM23:5511:55 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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