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Thursday 30 December 2004 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 06:386:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:568:56 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:497:49 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:395:39 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:395:39 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:3811:38 PM–25:251:25 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:576:57 AM–08:178:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:379:37 AM–10:5810:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3110:31 AM–11:1411:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:5412:54 PM–14:422:42 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:381:38 PM–14:592:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:482:48 PM–15:313:31 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

Śubha06:576:57 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Roga08:178:17 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Udvega09:379:37 AM–10:5810:58 AMavoid
Cara10:5810:58 AM–12:1812:18 PMneutral
Lābha12:1812:18 PM–13:381:38 PMgood
Amṛta13:381:38 PM–14:592:59 PMgood
Kāla14:592:59 PM–16:194:19 PMavoid
Śubha16:194:19 PM–17:395:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:395:39 PM–19:197:19 PMgood
Cara19:197:19 PM–20:598:59 PMneutral
Roga20:598:59 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Kāla22:3810:38 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1812:18 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1good
Udvega25:581:58 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:373:37 AM+1–29:175:17 AM+1good
Amṛta29:175:17 AM+1–30:576:57 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:576:57 AM+1

06:576:57 AM sunrise17:395:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 25:251:25 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 21:319:31 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 19:497:49 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:381:38 PM–14:592:59 PM
Pradoṣa 17:395:39 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:592:59 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 43 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā25:25 01:251:25 AM FriMaghā
YogaViṣkambha21:319:31 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava19:497:49 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:57 06:576:57 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 904
Day length
10 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:498:49 PM
Moonset
09:369:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:576:57 AM08:178:17 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:379:37 AM10:5810:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3110:31 AM11:1411:14 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5412:54 PM14:422:42 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:313:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:381:38 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:482:48 PM15:313:31 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:313:31 PM17:395:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:395:39 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:395:39 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:395:39 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:3811:38 PM25:251:25 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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