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Tuesday 8 March 2016 · Qingdao, Shandong, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 15:513:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:041:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:206:20 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:041:04 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQingdao12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 347° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 347° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:206:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:357:35 PM–21:029:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:408:40 AM–09:269:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:159:15 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5310:53 AM–12:2012:20 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:0912:09 PM–13:371:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:043:04 PM–16:324:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5510:55 PM–23:4411:44 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

Roga06:206:20 AM–07:477:47 AMavoid
Udvega07:477:47 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Cara09:159:15 AM–10:4210:42 AMneutral
Lābha10:4210:42 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Amṛta12:0912:09 PM–13:371:37 PMgood
Kāla13:371:37 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Śubha15:043:04 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Roga16:324:32 PM–17:595:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:595:59 PM–19:327:32 PMavoid
Lābha19:327:32 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Udvega21:049:04 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Śubha22:3610:36 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0912:09 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1good
Cara25:411:41 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1neutral
Roga27:133:13 AM+1–28:464:46 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:464:46 AM+1–30:186:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:206:20 AM to 30:186:18 AM+1

06:206:20 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 13:041:04 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 26:062:06 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 19:147:14 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 13:041:04 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 23:3211:32 PM
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:043:04 PM–16:324:32 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:324:32 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  9. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī13:041:04 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā26:06 02:062:06 AM WedPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddha19:147:14 PMSādhya
KaraṇaŚakuni13:041:04 PMCatuṣpāda
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:18 06:186:18 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 990
Day length
11 h 40 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
30:176:17 AM+1
Moonset
17:085:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM06:206:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:206:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:206:20 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:408:40 AM09:269:26 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:159:15 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5310:53 AM12:2012:20 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:043:04 PM16:324:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:357:35 PM21:029:02 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5510:55 PM23:4411:44 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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