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Monday 23 December 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturdaśī

Somavāra. Caturdaśī began at 02:492:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:333:33 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:238:23 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:083:08 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

13:121:12 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:121:12 PM
At noon, 13:121:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 161° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 161° falls in Śukla Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:286:28 AM–07:257:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:576:57 AM–08:238:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5312:53 PM–13:311:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:156:15 PM–19:567:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:359:35 AM–10:4710:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0012:00 PM–13:121:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:131:13 PM–14:542:54 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:311:31 PM–14:102:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:242:24 PM–15:373:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:273:27 PM–16:064:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:343:34 AM+1–29:165:16 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

Amṛta08:238:23 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Kāla09:359:35 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Śubha10:4710:47 AM–12:0012:00 PMgood
Roga12:0012:00 PM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Udvega13:121:12 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Cara14:242:24 PM–15:373:37 PMneutral
Lābha15:373:37 PM–16:494:49 PMgood
Amṛta16:494:49 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:026:02 PM–19:497:49 PMneutral
Roga19:497:49 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Kāla21:379:37 PM–23:2511:25 PMavoid
Lābha23:2511:25 PM–25:121:12 AM+1good
Udvega25:121:12 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:003:00 AM+1–28:484:48 AM+1good
Amṛta28:484:48 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1good
Cara30:356:35 AM+1–32:238:23 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:238:23 AM to 32:238:23 AM+1

08:238:23 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 32:238:23 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 27:333:33 AM+1
Pūrṇimāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 21:369:36 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 30:406:40 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:083:08 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:333:33 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:359:35 AM–10:4710:47 AM
Abhijit 12:5312:53 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48 AM+1–25:361:36 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4710:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:311:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PūrṇimāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturdaśī27:33 03:333:33 AM TuePūrṇimā
NakṣatraRohiṇī21:369:36 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚubha30:40 06:406:40 AM TueŚukla
KaraṇaGara15:083:08 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra32:23 08:238:23 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 975
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
17:075:07 PM
Moonset
31:247:24 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:286:28 AM08:238:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:286:28 AM07:257:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:576:57 AM08:238:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:238:23 AM10:1810:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1810:18 AM12:1412:14 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:311:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:131:13 PM14:542:54 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:311:31 PM14:102:10 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:102:10 PM16:064:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:273:27 PM16:064:06 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:064:06 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:156:15 PM19:567:56 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48 AM+125:361:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:343:34 AM+129:165:16 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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