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Saturday 21 December 2013 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 20:218:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5310:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:597:59 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 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 muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:235:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:206:20 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:107:10 AM–08:238:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:107:10 AM–07:497:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:497:49 AM–08:288:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:369:36 AM–10:4910:49 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:151:15 PM–14:282:28 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:2010:20 PM–24:0812:08 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

Kāla07:107:10 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Śubha08:238:23 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Roga09:369:36 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Udvega10:4910:49 AM–12:0212:02 PMavoid
Cara12:0212:02 PM–13:151:15 PMneutral
Lābha13:151:15 PM–14:282:28 PMgood
Amṛta14:282:28 PM–15:413:41 PMgood
Kāla15:413:41 PM–16:544:54 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:544:54 PM–18:416:41 PMgood
Udvega18:416:41 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Śubha20:288:28 PM–22:1610:16 PMgood
Amṛta22:1610:16 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Cara24:0312:03 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1neutral
Roga25:501:50 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:373:37 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:245:24 AM+1–31:117:11 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11 AM+1

07:107:10 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:5310:53 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 07:597:59 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 22:4410:44 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:389:38 AM
Bālavauntil 22:5310:53 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:369:36 AM–10:4910:49 AM
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4910:49 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī22:5310:53 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya07:597:59 AMĀśleṣā
YogaVaidhṛti22:4410:44 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava09:389:38 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra31:11 07:117:11 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 868 182
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:448:44 PM
Moonset
09:299:29 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:107:10 AM08:238:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:107:10 AM07:497:49 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:497:49 AM08:288:28 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:369:36 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:151:15 PM14:282:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:235:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:206:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2010:20 PM24:0812:08 AM+1sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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