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December 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 29 December 2001 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 16:504:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:323:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 107 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:323:32 PM

Caturdaśī gives way to Pūrṇimā.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 166° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 166° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:242:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:073:07 PM–16:404:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:145:14 PM–17:405:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:145:14 PM–18:346:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:376:37 AM–07:567:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:376:37 AM–07:197:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:197:19 AM–08:028:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:169:16 AM–10:3610:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:151:15 PM–14:342:34 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:376:37 AM–07:567:56 AMavoid
Śubha07:567:56 AM–09:169:16 AMgood
Roga09:169:16 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Udvega10:3610:36 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Cara11:5511:55 AM–13:151:15 PMneutral
Lābha13:151:15 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Amṛta14:342:34 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Kāla15:543:54 PM–17:145:14 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:145:14 PM–18:546:54 PMgood
Udvega18:546:54 PM–20:348:34 PMavoid
Śubha20:348:34 PM–22:1510:15 PMgood
Amṛta22:1510:15 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Cara23:5511:55 PM–25:361:36 AM+1neutral
Roga25:361:36 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:163:16 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:574:57 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:376:37 AM+1

06:376:37 AM sunrise17:145:14 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 15:323:32 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 23:3611:36 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 22:0110:01 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:323:32 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:402:40 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:169:16 AM–10:3610:36 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Pradoṣa 17:145:14 PM–19:017:01 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3610:36 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:017:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī15:323:32 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā23:3611:36 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚukla22:0110:01 PMBrahma
KaraṇaVaṇija15:323:32 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:37 06:376:37 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 807
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
16:214:21 PM
Moonset
30:236:23 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:376:37 AM07:567:56 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:376:37 AM07:197:19 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:197:19 AM08:028:02 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:169:16 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:151:15 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:242:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM17:145:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:073:07 PM16:404:40 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:145:14 PM19:017:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:145:14 PM17:405:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:145:14 PM18:346:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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