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December 2000 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 14 December 2000 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 02:202:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1811:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4712:47 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:365:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:095:09 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:304:30 PM–17:575:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:335:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:296:29 AM–07:497:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:507:50 AM–09:179:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:099:09 AM–10:2810:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0210:02 AM–10:4410:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:071:07 PM–14:272:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM–14:592:59 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

Śubha06:296:29 AM–07:497:49 AMgood
Roga07:497:49 AM–09:099:09 AMavoid
Udvega09:099:09 AM–10:2810:28 AMavoid
Cara10:2810:28 AM–11:4811:48 AMneutral
Lābha11:4811:48 AM–13:071:07 PMgood
Amṛta13:071:07 PM–14:272:27 PMgood
Kāla14:272:27 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Śubha15:473:47 PM–17:065:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:065:06 PM–18:476:47 PMgood
Cara18:476:47 PM–20:278:27 PMneutral
Roga20:278:27 PM–22:0810:08 PMavoid
Kāla22:0810:08 PM–23:4811:48 PMavoid
Lābha23:4811:48 PM–25:291:29 AM+1good
Udvega25:291:29 AM+1–27:093:09 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:093:09 AM+1–28:504:50 AM+1good
Amṛta28:504:50 AM+1–30:306:30 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:306:30 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:1811:18 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 22:1710:17 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 23:2611:26 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:4712:47 PM
Bālavauntil 23:1811:18 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:071:07 PM–14:272:27 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:272:27 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī23:1811:18 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya22:1710:17 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra23:2611:26 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava12:4712:47 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:30 06:306:30 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 427
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:328:32 PM
Moonset
09:209:20 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:365:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:095:09 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:296:29 AM07:497:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:507:50 AM09:179:17 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:099:09 AM10:2810:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0210:02 AM10:4410:44 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:071:07 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:162:16 PM14:592:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:304:30 PM17:575:57 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:335:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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