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December 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 2 December 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 17:375:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:571:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 117 of 117 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:017:01 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:571:57 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 167° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 167° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–07:017:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:191:19 PM–13:571:57 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 kāla20:278:27 PM–21:529:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:128:12 AM–09:239:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3410:34 AM–11:4511:45 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2611:26 AM–12:0412:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4511:45 AM–12:5612:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0212:02 PM–13:261:26 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

Lābha07:017:01 AM–08:128:12 AMgood
Amṛta08:128:12 AM–09:239:23 AMgood
Kāla09:239:23 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Śubha10:3410:34 AM–11:4511:45 AMgood
Roga11:4511:45 AM–12:5612:56 PMavoid
Udvega12:5612:56 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Cara14:062:06 PM–15:173:17 PMneutral
Lābha15:173:17 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:284:28 PM–18:176:17 PMavoid
Śubha18:176:17 PM–20:078:07 PMgood
Amṛta20:078:07 PM–21:569:56 PMgood
Cara21:569:56 PM–23:4511:45 PMneutral
Roga23:4511:45 PM–25:341:34+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:341:34+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:243:24+1 AM–29:135:13+1 AMgood
Udvega29:135:13+1 AM–31:027:02+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:017:01 AM to 31:027:02+1 AM

07:017:01 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:027:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 13:571:57 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 22:3410:34 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 22:1210:12 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:571:57 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:0712:07+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4511:45 AM–12:5612:56 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09+1 AM

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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5612:56 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  8. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī13:571:57 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraKṛttikā22:3410:34 PMRohiṇī
YogaŚiva22:1210:12 PMSiddha
KaraṇaVaṇija13:571:57 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:02 07:027:02 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 684
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:134:13 PM
Moonset
30:376:37+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM07:017:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM07:017:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:017:01 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:128:12 AM09:239:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4511:45 AM12:5612:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0212:02 PM13:261:26 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4112:41 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:191:19 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:352:35 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 nakṣatra20:278:27 PM21:529:52 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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