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Monday 8 December 2025 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:346:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:397:39 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 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 kāla23:2011:20 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:058:05 AM–09:269:26 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4710:47 AM–12:0712:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2912:29 PM–13:121:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:281:28 PM–14:482:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:162:16 PM–15:463:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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

Amṛta06:456:45 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Kāla08:058:05 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Śubha09:269:26 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Roga10:4710:47 AM–12:0712:07 PMavoid
Udvega12:0712:07 PM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Cara13:281:28 PM–14:482:48 PMneutral
Lābha14:482:48 PM–16:094:09 PMgood
Amṛta16:094:09 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–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Lābha22:2810:28 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Udvega24:0712:07 AM+1–25:471:47 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:471:47 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1good
Amṛta27:263:26 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1good
Cara29:065:06 AM+1–30:466:46 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46 AM+1

06:456:45 AM sunrise17:295:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:346:34 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 29:235:23 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 19:317:31 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:397:39 AM
Bālavauntil 18:346:34 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:405:40 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:058:05 AM–09:269:26 AM
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:295:29 PM–19:167:16 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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:269:26 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī18:346:34 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya29:23 05:235:23 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma19:317:31 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava07:397:39 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:46 06:466:46 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 552
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:059:05 PM
Moonset
09:589:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:121:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:281:28 PM14:482:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:162:16 PM15:463:46 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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 PM19:167:16 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 nakṣatra23:2011:20 PM24:5112:51 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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