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Tuesday 20 December 1938 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:2610:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0712:07 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:496:49 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1411:14 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 342° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:496:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:295:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:054:05 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:518:51 AM–09:329:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:229:22 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5511:55 AM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:282:28 PM–15:453:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:335:33 PM–19:197:19 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3210:32 PM–23:2811:28 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

Roga06:496:49 AM–08:058:05 AMavoid
Udvega08:058:05 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Cara09:229:22 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–11:5511:55 AMgood
Amṛta11:5511:55 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Kāla13:111:11 PM–14:282:28 PMavoid
Śubha14:282:28 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Roga15:453:45 PM–17:015:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:015:01 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid
Lābha18:456:45 PM–20:288:28 PMgood
Udvega20:288:28 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Śubha22:1210:12 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Amṛta23:5511:55 PM–25:391:39 AM+1good
Cara25:391:39 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1neutral
Roga27:223:22 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:065:06 AM+1–30:496:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:496:49 AM to 30:496:49 AM+1

06:496:49 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 30:496:49 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:0712:07 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 11:2511:25 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 27:193:19 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:1411:14 AM
Śakuniuntil 24:0712:07 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:282:28 PM–15:453:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:526:52 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:453:45 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  11. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī24:07 00:0712:07 AM WedAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā11:2511:25 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaŚūla27:19 03:193:19 AM WedGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:1411:14 AMŚakuni
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:49 06:496:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1995
Śaka
1860
Kali
5039
Ahargaṇa
1 840 787
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:076:07 AM+1
Moonset
15:573:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:496:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:496:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:496:49 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:518:51 AM09:329:32 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:229:22 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:282:28 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:335:33 PM19:197:19 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3210:32 PM23:2811:28 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:054:05 AM+129:505:50 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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