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Monday 8 December 2025 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 18:256:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:044:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:007:00 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:044:04 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 226° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 226° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:007:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:508:50 PM–22:2110:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:228:22 AM–09:459:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0711:07 AM–12:3012:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:4611:46 AM–13:161:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:361:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:531:53 PM–15:153:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:043:04 PM–15:483:48 PMan 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

Amṛta07:007:00 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Kāla08:228:22 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Śubha09:459:45 AM–11:0711:07 AMgood
Roga11:0711:07 AM–12:3012:30 PMavoid
Udvega12:3012:30 PM–13:531:53 PMavoid
Cara13:531:53 PM–15:153:15 PMneutral
Lābha15:153:15 PM–16:384:38 PMgood
Amṛta16:384:38 PM–18:006:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:006:00 PM–19:387:38 PMneutral
Roga19:387:38 PM–21:159:15 PMavoid
Kāla21:159:15 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Lābha22:5310:53 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1good
Udvega24:3012:30 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:082:08 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1good
Amṛta27:453:45 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Cara29:235:23 AM+1–31:007:00 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:007:00 AM to 31:007:00 AM+1

07:007:00 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:007:00 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:044:04 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:532:53 AM+1
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 17:015:01 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:044:04 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:103:10 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:228:22 AM–09:459:45 AM
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:447:44 PM
Niśītha 24:0612:06 AM+1–24:5412:54 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:459:45 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 00 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:447:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5412:54 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī16:044:04 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya26:53 02:532:53 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma17:015:01 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava16:044:04 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:00 07:007:00 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 552
Day length
11 h 00 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:439:43 PM
Moonset
10:1810:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:007:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:007:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:007:00 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:459:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0711:07 AM12:3012:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:4611:46 AM13:161:16 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:361:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:483:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:531:53 PM15:153:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:043:04 PM15:483:48 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:483:48 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:447:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:508:50 PM22:2110:21 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0612:06 AM+124:5412:54 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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