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

Monday 23 December 2002 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 22:2710:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:329:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:117:11 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0310:03 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 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 muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:146:14 AM
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PM
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:192:19 PM
  • Godhūli16:554:55 PM–17:245:24 PM
  • Amṛta kāla27:183:18 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:248:24 AM–09:379:37 AM
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5010:50 AM–12:0312:03 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:2312:23 PM–13:021:02 PM
  • Gulika13:161:16 PM–14:292:29 PM
  • Durmuhūrta14:192:19 PM–14:582:58 PM
  • Varjya17:525:52 PM–19:267:26 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

Amṛta07:117:11 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Kāla08:248:24 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Śubha09:379:37 AM–10:5010:50 AMgood
Roga10:5010:50 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Udvega12:0312:03 PM–13:161:16 PMavoid
Cara13:161:16 PM–14:292:29 PMneutral
Lābha14:292:29 PM–15:423:42 PMgood
Amṛta15:423:42 PM–16:554:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:554:55 PM–18:426:42 PMneutral
Roga18:426:42 PM–20:298:29 PMavoid
Kāla20:298:29 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Lābha22:1610:16 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Udvega24:0312:03 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:511:51 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1good
Amṛta27:383:38 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1good
Cara29:255:25 AM+1–31:127:12 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:127:12 AM+1

07:117:11 AM sunrise16:554:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:329:32 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 28:534:53 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 15:303:30 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:0310:03 AM
Bālavauntil 21:329:32 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:248:24 AM–09:379:37 AM
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Pradoṣa 16:554:55 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:379:37 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī21:329:32 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā28:53 04:534:53 AM TueMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti15:303:30 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava10:0310:03 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 166
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:318:31 PM
Moonset
10:1010:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:175:17 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:117:11 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla08:248:24 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgava09:089:08 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa10:5010:50 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhna11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit11:4411:44 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:021:02 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika13:161:16 PM14:292:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijaya13:411:41 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta14:192:19 PM14:582:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna14:582:58 PM16:554:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:554:55 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:554:55 PM17:245:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:554:55 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya17:525:52 PM19:267:26 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kāla27:183:18 AM+128:534:53 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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