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Saturday 17 December 2016 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 18:366:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:514:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:248:24 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

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 225° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 225° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:087:08 AM–08:218:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:087:08 AM–07:477:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:477:47 AM–08:268:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:141:14 PM–14:272:27 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:4111:41 PM–25:151:15+1 AMa 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

Kāla07:087:08 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Śubha08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AMgood
Roga09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Udvega10:4710:47 AM–12:0112:01 PMavoid
Cara12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMneutral
Lābha13:141:14 PM–14:272:27 PMgood
Amṛta14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PMgood
Kāla15:403:40 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:534:53 PM–18:406:40 PMgood
Udvega18:406:40 PM–20:278:27 PMavoid
Śubha20:278:27 PM–22:1410:14 PMgood
Amṛta22:1410:14 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMgood
Cara24:0112:01+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMneutral
Roga25:481:48+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:353:35+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:225:22+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM

07:087:08 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:514:51 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 11:0911:09 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 08:248:24 AM
Vaidhṛtiuntil 30:106:10+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:514:51 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:174:17+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+1 AM

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. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4710:47 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:514:51 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya11:0911:09 AMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra08:248:24 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBālava16:514:51 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra31:09 07:097:09 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 274
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:508:50 PM
Moonset
09:509:50 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:087:08 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:087:08 AM07:477:47 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:477:47 AM08:268:26 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:141:14 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:4111:41 PM25:151:15+1 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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