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Saturday 25 December 2004 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 18:236:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:408:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:307:30 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 164° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 164° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–06:016:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:355:35 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:277:27 AM–09:139:13 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:365:36 PM–18:036:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:365:36 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:593:59 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:556:55 AM–08:158:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:556:55 AM–07:377:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:377:37 AM–08:208:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:359:35 AM–10:5510:55 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:361:36 PM–14:562:56 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:155:15 PM–19:037:03 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

Kāla06:556:55 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Śubha08:158:15 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Roga09:359:35 AM–10:5510:55 AMavoid
Udvega10:5510:55 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Cara12:1512:15 PM–13:361:36 PMneutral
Lābha13:361:36 PM–14:562:56 PMgood
Amṛta14:562:56 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Kāla16:164:16 PM–17:365:36 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:365:36 PM–19:167:16 PMgood
Udvega19:167:16 PM–20:568:56 PMavoid
Śubha20:568:56 PM–22:3610:36 PMgood
Amṛta22:3610:36 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Cara24:1612:16 AM+1–25:561:56 AM+1neutral
Roga25:561:56 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:353:35 AM+1–29:155:15 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:155:15 AM+1–30:556:55 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:556:55 AM+1

06:556:55 AM sunrise17:365:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:556:55 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 20:408:40 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 11:0011:00 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 17:395:39 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 07:307:30 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:408:40 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:359:35 AM–10:5510:55 AM
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 17:365:36 PM–19:237:23 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5510:55 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:237:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī20:408:40 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī11:0011:00 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚubha17:395:39 PMŚukla
KaraṇaGara07:307:30 AMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra30:55 06:556:55 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 899
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:254:25 PM
Moonset
30:336:33 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM06:016:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:355:35 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:556:55 AM07:377:37 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:277:27 AM09:139:13 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:377:37 AM08:208:20 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:1111:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:283:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:361:36 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:283:28 PM17:365:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:155:15 PM19:037:03 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:365:36 PM19:237:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:365:36 PM18:036:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:365:36 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:593:59 AM+129:465:46 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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