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Tuesday 24 December 1991 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 05:255:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:192:19+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:529:52 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:336:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:076:07+1 AM–31:347:34+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:209:20 AM–10:0410:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:539:53 AM–11:1511:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3712:37 PM–14:002:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:223:22 PM–16:444:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:269:26 PM–22:5310:53 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1911:19 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga07:087:08 AM–08:318:31 AMavoid
Udvega08:318:31 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:1511:15 AMneutral
Lābha11:1511:15 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Amṛta12:3712:37 PM–14:002:00 PMgood
Kāla14:002:00 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Śubha15:223:22 PM–16:444:44 PMgood
Roga16:444:44 PM–18:066:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:066:06 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Lābha19:447:44 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Udvega21:229:22 PM–23:0011:00 PMavoid
Śubha23:0011:00 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3812:38+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMgood
Cara26:152:15+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMneutral
Roga27:533:53+1 AM–29:315:31+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:315:31+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:087:08 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:192:19+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 09:529:52 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 17:485:48 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:493:49 PM
Bālavauntil 26:192:19+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:223:22 PM–16:444:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:444:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 58 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī26:19 02:192:19 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya09:529:52 AMĀśleṣā
YogaVaidhṛti17:485:48 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava15:493:49 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2048
Śaka
1913
Kali
5092
Ahargaṇa
1 860 149
Day length
10 h 58 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:289:28 PM
Moonset
09:379:37 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:245:24 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:245:24 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:209:20 AM10:0410:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:1511:15 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM14:002:00 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:223:22 PM16:444:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:336:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:269:26 PM22:5310:53 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1911:19 PM24:1212:12+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:076:07+1 AM31:347:34+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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