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Sunday 29 December 2024 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Ravivāra. Caturdaśī began at 01:031:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:321:32+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:221:22 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

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 341° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 341° falls in Kṛṣṇa 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–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:3911:39 AM–13:201:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:411:41 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–18:346:34 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5511:55 AM–13:151:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:352:35 PM–15:543:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:493:49 PM–16:314:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:543:54 PM–17:145:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:045:04+1 AM–30:426:42+1 AMa 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

Udvega06:376:37 AM–07:567:56 AMavoid
Cara07:567:56 AM–09:169:16 AMneutral
Lābha09:169:16 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Amṛta10:3610:36 AM–11:5511:55 AMgood
Kāla11:5511:55 AM–13:151:15 PMavoid
Śubha13:151:15 PM–14:352:35 PMgood
Roga14:352:35 PM–15:543:54 PMavoid
Udvega15:543:54 PM–17:145:14 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:145:14 PM–18:546:54 PMgood
Amṛta18:546:54 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Cara20:358:35 PM–22:1510:15 PMneutral
Roga22:1510:15 PM–23:5511:55 PMavoid
Kāla23:5511:55 PM–25:361:36+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:361:36+1 AM–27:163:16+1 AMgood
Udvega27:163:16+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:574:57+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:376:37 AM sunrise17:145:14 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 25:321:32+1 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 20:528:52 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 19:117:11 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:221:22 PM
Śakuniuntil 25:321:32+1 AM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:543:54 PM–17:145:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:145:14 PM–19:017:01 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:145:14 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:017:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  8. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī25:32 01:321:32 AM MonAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā20:528:52 PMMūla
YogaGaṇḍa19:117:11 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:221:22 PMŚakuni
VāraRavivāra30:37 06:376:37 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 208
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:136:13+1 AM
Moonset
15:423:42 PM

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
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:3911:39 AM13:201:20 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:151:15 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM15:063:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:242:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:352:35 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:063:06 PM17:145:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:493:49 PM16:314:31 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:543:54 PM17:145:14 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
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 PM18:346:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:045:04+1 AM30:426:42+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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