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Tuesday 10 December 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 21:429:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:537:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:498:49 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, 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 muhūrta05:115:11 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3011:30 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:574:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:565:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:177:17 PM–20:498:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:389:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:289:28 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1010:10 AM–11:4111:41 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:4811:48 AM–12:5812:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:082:08 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2010:20 PM–23:1911:19 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

Roga07:097:09 AM–08:188:18 AMavoid
Udvega08:188:18 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Cara09:289:28 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Amṛta11:4811:48 AM–12:5812:58 PMgood
Kāla12:5812:58 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Śubha14:082:08 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Roga15:183:18 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMavoid
Lābha18:186:18 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Udvega20:088:08 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Śubha21:589:58 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Amṛta23:4911:49 PM–25:391:39 AM+1good
Cara25:391:39 AM+1–27:293:29 AM+1neutral
Roga27:293:29 AM+1–29:195:19 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:195:19 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09 AM+1

07:097:09 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:537:53 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 25:221:22 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 11:0111:01 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:498:49 AM
Bālavauntil 19:537:53 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:556:55 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3011:30 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:082:08 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī19:537:53 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya25:22 01:221:22 AM WedĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma11:0111:01 AMIndra
KaraṇaBava08:498:49 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 717
Day length
9 h 19 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:258:25 PM
Moonset
09:379:37 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:389:38 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1010:10 AM11:4111:41 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM12:5812:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4412:44 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:256:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:574:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:565:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:177:17 PM20:498:49 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2010:20 PM23:1911:19 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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