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Monday 22 December 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:2310:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:496:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:378:37 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 344° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 344° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:275:27 AM–06:196:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:252:25 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:008:00 PM–21:259:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:338:33 AM–09:549:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1611:16 AM–12:3712:37 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3311:33 AM–12:5812:58 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:5912:59 PM–13:421:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:203:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:093:09 PM–15:523:52 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

Amṛta07:127:12 AM–08:338:33 AMgood
Kāla08:338:33 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Śubha09:549:54 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Roga11:1611:16 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Udvega12:3712:37 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:203:20 PMneutral
Lābha15:203:20 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Amṛta16:414:41 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:026:02 PM–19:417:41 PMneutral
Roga19:417:41 PM–21:209:20 PMavoid
Kāla21:209:20 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Lābha22:5810:58 PM–24:3712:37 AM+1good
Udvega24:3712:37 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:162:16 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1good
Amṛta27:553:55 AM+1–29:345:34 AM+1good
Cara29:345:34 AM+1–31:127:12 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:127:12 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 18:496:49 PM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 27:463:46 AM+1
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 17:455:45 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:378:37 AM
Śakuniuntil 18:496:49 PM
Catuṣpādauntil 29:015:01 AM+1
Nāgapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:338:33 AM–09:549:54 AM
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:477:47 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13 AM+1–25:011:01 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:549:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:477:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  9. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. NāgaKaraṇa: Catuṣpāda ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī18:496:49 PMAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā27:46 03:463:46 AM TueMūla
YogaŚūla17:455:45 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:378:37 AMŚakuni
VāraSomavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 530
Day length
10 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
31:037:03 AM+1
Moonset
16:554:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:275:27 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:275:27 AM06:196:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:535:53 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:229:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:338:33 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:229:22 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3311:33 AM12:5812:58 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5912:59 PM13:421:42 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:203:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:252:25 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:093:09 PM15:523:52 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:477:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:008:00 PM21:259:25 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13 AM+125:011:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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