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Friday 24 December 2010 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 06:076:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:483:48 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2110:21 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:564:56 PM–17:245:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:564:56 PM–18:216:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:258:25 AM–09:389:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:099:09 AM–09:489:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5110:51 AM–12:0412:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2312:23 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:302:30 PM–15:433:43 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:1610:16 PM–23:4611:46 PMa 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

Cara07:127:12 AM–08:258:25 AMneutral
Lābha08:258:25 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Amṛta09:389:38 AM–10:5110:51 AMgood
Kāla10:5110:51 AM–12:0412:04 PMavoid
Śubha12:0412:04 PM–13:171:17 PMgood
Roga13:171:17 PM–14:302:30 PMavoid
Udvega14:302:30 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Cara15:433:43 PM–16:564:56 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:564:56 PM–18:436:43 PMavoid
Kāla18:436:43 PM–20:308:30 PMavoid
Lābha20:308:30 PM–22:1710:17 PMgood
Udvega22:1710:17 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0412:04 AM+1–25:511:51 AM+1good
Amṛta25:511:51 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1good
Cara27:383:38 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1neutral
Roga29:255:25 AM+1–31:127:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:127:12 AM sunrise16:564:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:483:48 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 10:2110:21 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 18:126:12 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:584:58 PM
Bālavauntil 27:483:48 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5110:51 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Pradoṣa 16:564:56 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0412:04 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī27:48 03:483:48 AM SatPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya10:2110:21 AMĀśleṣā
YogaVaidhṛti18:126:12 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava16:584:58 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra31:12 07:127:12 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2067
Śaka
1932
Kali
5111
Ahargaṇa
1 867 089
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:308:30 PM
Moonset
09:219:21 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:099:09 AM09:489:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:302:30 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM16:564:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:564:56 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:564:56 PM17:245:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:564:56 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:1610:16 PM23:4611:46 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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