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December 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 23 December 2002 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 13:571:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:021:02 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:021:02 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:271:27 PM–14:042:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:324:32 PM–17:015:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:324:32 PM–18:006:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:486:48 PM–20:238:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:268:26 AM–09:369:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:229:22 AM–10:5610:56 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4510:45 AM–11:5411:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:041:04 PM–14:132:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:042:04 PM–14:412:41 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

Amṛta07:177:17 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Kāla08:268:26 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Śubha09:369:36 AM–10:4510:45 AMgood
Roga10:4510:45 AM–11:5411:54 AMavoid
Udvega11:5411:54 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Cara13:041:04 PM–14:132:13 PMneutral
Lābha14:132:13 PM–15:233:23 PMgood
Amṛta15:233:23 PM–16:324:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:324:32 PM–18:236:23 PMneutral
Roga18:236:23 PM–20:138:13 PMavoid
Kāla20:138:13 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Lābha22:0410:04 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Udvega23:5511:55 PM–25:451:45 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:451:45 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1good
Amṛta27:363:36 AM+1–29:275:27 AM+1good
Cara29:275:27 AM+1–31:177:17 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:177:17 AM+1

07:177:17 AM sunrise16:324:32 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:021:02 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 20:238:23 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 28:514:51 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:021:02 PM
Kaulavauntil 24:2712:27 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:268:26 AM–09:369:36 AM
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Pradoṣa 16:324:32 PM–18:306:30 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:369:36 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:306:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī13:021:02 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā20:238:23 PMMaghā
YogaViṣkambha28:51 04:514:51 AM TuePrīti
KaraṇaBālava13:021:02 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:17 07:177:17 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 166
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:358:35 PM
Moonset
10:2710:27 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:229:22 AM10:5610:56 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4510:45 AM11:5411:54 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1312:13 PM12:5012:50 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:132:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:271:27 PM14:042:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:042:04 PM14:412:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 PM16:324:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:324:32 PM18:306:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:324:32 PM17:015:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:324:32 PM18:006:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:486:48 PM20:238:23 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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