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Wednesday 18 December 2002 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 20:188:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:459:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:059:05 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

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 163° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 98% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 163° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:126:12 AM
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:172:17 PM
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:215:21 PM
  • Amṛta kāla23:1611:16 PM–24:5912:59 AM+1

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:228:22 AM–09:359:35 AM
  • Gulika10:4810:48 AM–12:0112:01 PM
  • Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PM
  • Rāhu kāla12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PM
  • Varjya18:056:05 PM–19:497:49 PM

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 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0112:01 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:481:48 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:353:35 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1good
Udvega29:225:22 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:097:09 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 21:459:45 PM
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 26:422:42 AM+1
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 21:269:26 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 09:059:05 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:459:45 PM
Viṣṭipast 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 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:141:14 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  7. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī21:459:45 PMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī26:42 02:422:42 AM ThuMṛgaśirā
YogaSādhya21:269:26 PMŚubha
KaraṇaGara09:059:05 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 161
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
15:503:50 PM
Moonset
30:396:39 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:155:15 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:097:09 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa08:228:22 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgava09:069:06 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika10:4810:48 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhna11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla12:0112:01 PM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇa12:5912:59 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:381:38 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna14:562:56 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:534:53 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:534:53 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya18:056:05 PM19:497:49 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kāla23:1611:16 PM24:5912:59 AM+1sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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