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Thursday 17 December 1998 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 22:3110:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:3212:32+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3411:34 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 342° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 2% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 342° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:087:08 AM–08:218:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2310:23 AM–11:0211:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:131:13 PM–14:262:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:172:17 PM–14:562:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:1912:19+1 AM–26:032:03+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

Śubha07:087:08 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Roga08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Udvega09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Cara10:4710:47 AM–12:0012:00 PMneutral
Lābha12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMgood
Amṛta13:131:13 PM–14:262:26 PMgood
Kāla14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PMavoid
Śubha15:393:39 PM–16:524:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:524:52 PM–18:396:39 PMgood
Cara18:396:39 PM–20:278:27 PMneutral
Roga20:278:27 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Kāla22:1410:14 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0112:01+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMgood
Udvega25:481:48+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:353:35+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:225:22+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM

07:087:08 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 24:3212:32+1 AM
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 18:116:11 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 15:153:15 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:3411:34 AM
Śakuniuntil 24:3212:32+1 AM
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:131:13 PM–14:262:26 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:262:26 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī24:32 00:3212:32 AM FriAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā18:116:11 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaDhṛti15:153:15 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:3411:34 AMŚakuni
VāraGuruvāra31:09 07:097:09 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 699
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:196:19+1 AM
Moonset
16:024:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:087:08 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2310:23 AM11:0211:02 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:172:17 PM14:562:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:186:18 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 nakṣatra24:1912:19+1 AM26:032:03+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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