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Wednesday 23 December 2026 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Budhavāra. Caturdaśī began at 14:242:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4810:48 AM.

Observed here on this day

Dattātreyotpatti · Datta Jayanti

Pūrṇimā covers 104 of 104 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:577:57 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

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 169° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 99% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 169° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:245:24 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:139:13 PM–22:3610:36 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:308:30 AM–09:539:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1511:15 AM–12:3712:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1512:15 PM–12:5912:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3712:37 PM–13:591:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5012:50 PM–14:142:14 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

Lābha07:087:08 AM–08:308:30 AMgood
Amṛta08:308:30 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Kāla09:539:53 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Śubha11:1511:15 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Roga12:3712:37 PM–13:591:59 PMavoid
Udvega13:591:59 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Cara15:223:22 PM–16:444:44 PMneutral
Lābha16:444:44 PM–18:066:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:066:06 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Śubha19:447:44 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Amṛta21:229:22 PM–23:0011:00 PMgood
Cara23:0011:00 PM–24:3712:37 AM+1neutral
Roga24:3712:37 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:152:15 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:533:53 AM+1–29:315:31 AM+1good
Udvega29:315:31 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:087:08 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 10:4810:48 AM
Pūrṇimāuntil 30:586:58 AM+1
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 07:577:57 AM
Mṛgaśirāuntil 28:534:53 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 17:165:16 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:4810:48 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:548:54 PM
Bavauntil 30:586:58 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3712:37 PM–13:591:59 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13 AM+1–25:011:01 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. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:591:59 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 58 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī10:4810:48 AMPūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī07:577:57 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚubha17:165:16 PMŚukla
KaraṇaVaṇija10:4810:48 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:09 07:097:09 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 932
Day length
10 h 58 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:215:21 PM
Moonset
none

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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:308:30 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1512:15 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM13:591:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5012:50 PM14:142:14 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:139:13 PM22:3610:36 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13 AM+125:011:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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