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December 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 30 December 2004 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 01:381:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:563:56 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:492:49 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 88% 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 muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:242:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:145:14 PM–17:415:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:145:14 PM–18:356:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:386:38 PM–20:258:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:376:37 AM–07:577:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:547:54 AM–09:429:42 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:179:17 AM–10:3610:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1010:10 AM–10:5210:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:151:15 PM–14:352:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:242:24 PM–15:073:07 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

Śubha06:376:37 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Roga07:577:57 AM–09:179:17 AMavoid
Udvega09:179:17 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Cara10:3610:36 AM–11:5611:56 AMneutral
Lābha11:5611:56 AM–13:151:15 PMgood
Amṛta13:151:15 PM–14:352:35 PMgood
Kāla14:352:35 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid
Śubha15:553:55 PM–17:145:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:145:14 PM–18:556:55 PMgood
Cara18:556:55 PM–20:358:35 PMneutral
Roga20:358:35 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Kāla22:1610:16 PM–23:5611:56 PMavoid
Lābha23:5611:56 PM–25:361:36 AM+1good
Udvega25:361:36 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:173:17 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1good
Amṛta28:574:57 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38 AM+1

06:376:37 AM sunrise17:145:14 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:563:56 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 20:258:25 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 16:314:31 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:492:49 PM
Bālavauntil 27:563:56 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:151:15 PM–14:352:35 PM
Pradoṣa 17:145:14 PM–19:017:01 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20 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 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:352:35 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:017:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī27:56 03:563:56 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā20:258:25 PMMaghā
YogaViṣkambha16:314:31 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava14:492:49 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:38 06:386:38 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 904
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:358:35 PM
Moonset
09:239:23 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:376:37 AM07:577:57 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:547:54 AM09:429:42 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:179:17 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1010:10 AM10:5210:52 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:073:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:151:15 PM14:352:35 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:242:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:242:24 PM15:073:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:073:07 PM17:145:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:145:14 PM19:017:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:145:14 PM17:415:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:145:14 PM18:356:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:386:38 PM20:258:25 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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