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December 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 23 December 2002 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 00:2712:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3211:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:167:16 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:262:26 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:185:18 AM+1–30:536:53 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:348:34 AM–09:559:55 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1611:16 AM–12:3812:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5912:59 PM–13:431:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:591:59 PM–15:203:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:093:09 PM–15:533:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:527:52 PM–21:269:26 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

Amṛta07:127:12 AM–08:348:34 AMgood
Kāla08:348:34 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Śubha09:559:55 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Roga11:1611:16 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Udvega12:3812:38 PM–13:591:59 PMavoid
Cara13:591:59 PM–15:203:20 PMneutral
Lābha15:203:20 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Amṛta16:414:41 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:036:03 PM–19:417:41 PMneutral
Roga19:417:41 PM–21:209:20 PMavoid
Kāla21:209:20 PM–22:5910:59 PMavoid
Lābha22:5910:59 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1good
Udvega24:3812:38 AM+1–26:172:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:172:17 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1good
Amṛta27:553:55 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1good
Cara29:345:34 AM+1–31:137:13 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13 AM+1

07:127:12 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:3211:32 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 07:167:16 AM
Āśleṣāuntil 30:536:53 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 17:305:30 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:0312:03 PM
Bālavauntil 23:3211:32 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:348:34 AM–09:559:55 AM
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14 AM+1–25:021:02 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. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:559:55 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī23:3211:32 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya07:167:16 AMĀśleṣā
YogaVaidhṛti17:305:30 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava12:0312:03 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 166
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:319:31 PM
Moonset
10:1010:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:535:53 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:239:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:348:34 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:239:23 AM11:3311:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5912:59 PM13:431:43 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:591:59 PM15:203:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:262:26 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:093:09 PM15:533:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:527:52 PM21:269:26 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14 AM+125:021:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:185:18 AM+130:536:53 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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