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Saturday 28 December 1940 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Śanivāra. Caturdaśī began at 09:139:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:566:56 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:536:53 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:566:56 AM

Caturdaśī gives way to Amāvasyā.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 351° ahead of it, in Mūla, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 351° falls in Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:025:02 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:536:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:335:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:479:47 PM–23:1811:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:536:53 AM–08:098:09 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:536:53 AM–07:347:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:347:34 AM–08:148:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:269:26 AM–10:4310:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4412:44 PM–14:142:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:161:16 PM–14:322:32 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:192:19 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1a 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

Kāla06:536:53 AM–08:098:09 AMavoid
Śubha08:098:09 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Roga09:269:26 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Udvega10:4310:43 AM–11:5911:59 AMavoid
Cara11:5911:59 AM–13:161:16 PMneutral
Lābha13:161:16 PM–14:322:32 PMgood
Amṛta14:322:32 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Kāla15:493:49 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:065:06 PM–18:496:49 PMgood
Udvega18:496:49 PM–20:338:33 PMavoid
Śubha20:338:33 PM–22:1610:16 PMgood
Amṛta22:1610:16 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Cara23:5911:59 PM–25:431:43 AM+1neutral
Roga25:431:43 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:263:26 AM+1–29:105:10 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:105:10 AM+1–30:536:53 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:536:53 AM to 30:536:53 AM+1

06:536:53 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:536:53 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 06:566:56 AM
Amāvasyāuntil 28:564:56 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 26:532:53 AM+1
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Śakuniuntil 06:566:56 AM
Catuṣpādauntil 17:535:53 PM
Nāgauntil 28:564:56 AM+1
Kiṃstughnapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:269:26 AM–10:4310:43 AM
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–18:566:56 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23 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. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  3. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4310:43 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 13 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:566:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  11. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  12. PratipadāTithi: Amāvasyā ends.
  13. KiṃstughnaKaraṇa: Nāga ends.
  14. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī06:566:56 AMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraMūla27:50 03:503:50 AM SunPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVṛddhi26:53 02:532:53 AM SunDhruva
KaraṇaŚakuni06:566:56 AMCatuṣpāda
VāraŚanivāra30:53 06:536:53 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 526
Day length
10 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
30:496:49 AM+1
Moonset
16:444:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:025:02 AM06:536:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:025:02 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:536:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:536:53 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:536:53 AM08:098:09 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:536:53 AM07:347:34 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:347:34 AM08:148:14 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4412:44 PM14:142:14 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:161:16 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM18:566:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:335:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:479:47 PM23:1811:18 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:192:19 AM+127:503:50 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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