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Tuesday 23 December 2087 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 23:5411:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 26:282:28+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:069:06 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla 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 muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:105:10 PM–17:375:37 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:105:10 PM–18:316:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:082:08+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:428:42 AM–09:249:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:139:13 AM–10:3310:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5211:52 AM–13:121:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:312:31 PM–15:513:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:233:23 PM–17:105:10 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3210:32 PM–23:2611:26 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

Roga06:346:34 AM–07:547:54 AMavoid
Udvega07:547:54 AM–09:139:13 AMavoid
Cara09:139:13 AM–10:3310:33 AMneutral
Lābha10:3310:33 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Amṛta11:5211:52 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Kāla13:121:12 PM–14:312:31 PMavoid
Śubha14:312:31 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Roga15:513:51 PM–17:105:10 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:105:10 PM–18:516:51 PMavoid
Lābha18:516:51 PM–20:318:31 PMgood
Udvega20:318:31 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Śubha22:1210:12 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Amṛta23:5311:53 PM–25:331:33+1 AMgood
Cara25:331:33+1 AM–27:143:14+1 AMneutral
Roga27:143:14+1 AM–28:544:54+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:544:54+1 AM–30:356:35+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:356:35+1 AM

06:346:34 AM sunrise17:105:10 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 26:282:28+1 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 09:069:06 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 21:479:47 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:131:13 PM
Śakuniuntil 26:282:28+1 AM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:312:31 PM–15:513:51 PM
Pradoṣa 17:105:10 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:513:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī26:28 02:282:28 AM WedAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā09:069:06 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaŚūla21:479:47 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:131:13 PMŚakuni
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:35 06:356:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2144
Śaka
2009
Kali
5188
Ahargaṇa
1 895 212
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
29:485:48+1 AM
Moonset
16:004:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM08:428:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:428:42 AM10:4910:49 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:428:42 AM09:249:24 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:139:13 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:312:31 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM17:105:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:233:23 PM17:105:10 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:105:10 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:105:10 PM17:375:37 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:105:10 PM18:316:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3210:32 PM23:2611:26 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:082:08+1 AM27:563:56+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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