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Saturday 5 December 2009 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 02:272:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3711:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5211:52 AM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:032:03 PM–15:303:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:596:59 AM–08:138:13 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:596:59 AM–07:397:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:397:39 AM–08:188:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:279:27 AM–10:4110:41 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:091:09 PM–14:232:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:3411:34 PM–25:021:02 AM+1a 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

Kāla06:596:59 AM–08:138:13 AMavoid
Śubha08:138:13 AM–09:279:27 AMgood
Roga09:279:27 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Udvega10:4110:41 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Cara11:5511:55 AM–13:091:09 PMneutral
Lābha13:091:09 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Amṛta14:232:23 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Kāla15:363:36 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:504:50 PM–18:376:37 PMgood
Udvega18:376:37 PM–20:238:23 PMavoid
Śubha20:238:23 PM–22:0910:09 PMgood
Amṛta22:0910:09 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Cara23:5511:55 PM–25:411:41 AM+1neutral
Roga25:411:41 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:283:28 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:145:14 AM+1–31:007:00 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 31:007:00 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 31:007:00 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:3711:37 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 16:144:14 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:011:01 PM
Bālavauntil 23:3711:37 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:279:27 AM–10:4110:41 AM
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4110:41 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 51 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī23:3711:37 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu16:144:14 PMPuṣya
YogaŚukla11:5211:52 AMBrahma
KaraṇaBava13:011:01 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra31:00 07:007:00 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 705
Day length
9 h 51 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:178:17 PM
Moonset
09:519:51 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:138:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:596:59 AM07:397:39 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:397:39 AM08:188:18 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:279:27 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM14:522:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:032:03 PM15:303:30 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:522:52 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3411:34 PM25:021:02 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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