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Monday 8 December 2025 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:346:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:416:41 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:426:42 AM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:416:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:321:32 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:255:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:206:20 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2011:20 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:587:58 AM–09:159:15 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3210:32 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1012:10 PM–12:5112:51 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:061:06 PM–14:242:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:132:13 PM–14:542:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:162:16 PM–15:463:46 PMa 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

Amṛta06:416:41 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Kāla07:587:58 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Śubha09:159:15 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Roga10:3210:32 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Cara13:061:06 PM–14:242:24 PMneutral
Lābha14:242:24 PM–15:413:41 PMgood
Amṛta15:413:41 PM–16:584:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:584:58 PM–18:416:41 PMneutral
Roga18:416:41 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Kāla20:248:24 PM–22:0710:07 PMavoid
Lābha22:0710:07 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Udvega23:5011:50 PM–25:331:33 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:331:33 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1good
Amṛta27:163:16 AM+1–28:594:59 AM+1good
Cara28:594:59 AM+1–30:426:42 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:416:41 AM to 30:426:42 AM+1

06:416:41 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 30:426:42 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:346:34 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 06:426:42 AM
Puṣyauntil 29:235:23 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 19:317:31 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:397:39 AM
Bālavauntil 18:346:34 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:405:40 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:587:58 AM–09:159:15 AM
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:159:15 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī18:346:34 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu06:426:42 AMPuṣya
YogaBrahma19:317:31 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava07:397:39 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:42 06:426:42 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 552
Day length
10 h 16 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:328:32 PM
Moonset
09:559:55 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:416:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:416:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:416:41 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:5112:51 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5112:51 PM14:542:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:061:06 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:321:32 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:132:13 PM14:542:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:162:16 PM15:463:46 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:542:54 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:255:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:206:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2011:20 PM24:5112:51 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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