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Thursday 14 December 2000 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:504:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:481:48 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:173:17 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:007:00 PM–20:278:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:087:08 AM–08:298:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:519:51 AM–11:1211:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2010:20 AM–11:4711:47 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:4510:45 AM–11:2811:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:551:55 PM–15:163:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:493:49 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

Śubha07:087:08 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Roga08:298:29 AM–09:519:51 AMavoid
Udvega09:519:51 AM–11:1211:12 AMavoid
Cara11:1211:12 AM–12:3312:33 PMneutral
Lābha12:3312:33 PM–13:551:55 PMgood
Amṛta13:551:55 PM–15:163:16 PMgood
Kāla15:163:16 PM–16:374:37 PMavoid
Śubha16:374:37 PM–17:595:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:595:59 PM–19:387:38 PMgood
Cara19:387:38 PM–21:169:16 PMneutral
Roga21:169:16 PM–22:5510:55 PMavoid
Kāla22:5510:55 PM–24:3412:34 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3412:34 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1good
Udvega26:122:12 AM+1–27:513:51 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:513:51 AM+1–29:305:30 AM+1good
Amṛta29:305:30 AM+1–31:087:08 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:087:08 AM+1

07:087:08 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:481:48 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 24:4712:47 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 25:561:56 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:173:17 PM
Bālavauntil 25:481:48 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:551:55 PM–15:163:16 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 24:1012:10 AM+1–24:5812:58 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:163:16 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 51 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:5812:58 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:48 01:481:48 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya24:47 00:4712:47 AM FriĀśleṣā
YogaIndra25:56 01:561:56 AM FriVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava15:173:17 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:08 07:087:08 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 427
Day length
10 h 51 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:199:19 PM
Moonset
09:549:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:087:08 AM08:298:29 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:519:51 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2010:20 AM11:4711:47 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4510:45 AM11:2811:28 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM15:493:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:551:55 PM15:163:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:493:49 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:493:49 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:007:00 PM20:278:27 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1012:10 AM+124:5812:58 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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