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Wednesday 18 December 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 22:5410:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0610:06 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:407:40 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 223° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:225:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:196:19 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:228:22 AM–09:359:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4810:48 AM–12:0112:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:471:47+1 AM–27:213:21+1 AMa 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

Lābha07:097:09 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Amṛta08:228:22 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Kāla09:359:35 AM–10:4810:48 AMavoid
Śubha10:4810:48 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Roga12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMavoid
Udvega13:141:14 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Cara14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PMneutral
Lābha15:403:40 PM–16:534:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:534:53 PM–18:406:40 PMavoid
Śubha18:406:40 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Amṛta20:278:27 PM–22:1410:14 PMgood
Cara22:1410:14 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0112:01+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:481:48+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:353:35+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMgood
Udvega29:225:22+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM

07:097:09 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:0610:06 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 13:101:10 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 07:407:40 AM
Vaidhṛtiuntil 29:445:44+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:3210:32 AM
Bālavauntil 22:0610:06 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+1 AM

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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:141:14 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:0610:06 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya13:101:10 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra07:407:40 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava10:3210:32 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 516
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:418:41 PM
Moonset
09:339:33 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:225:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:196:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:471:47+1 AM27:213:21+1 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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