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Thursday 17 December 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Guruvāra. Caturdaśī began at 03:013:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:025:02 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:198:19 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:044:04 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Śakuni.

Noon

13:091:09 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:091:09 PM
At noon, 13:091:09 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 341° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 341° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:246:24 AM–07:227:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:536:53 AM–08:198:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:1111:11 AM–12:5712:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:5012:50 PM–13:281:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:595:59 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:595:59 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:198:19 AM–09:329:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4410:44 AM–11:5611:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3211:32 AM–12:1112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:212:21 PM–15:343:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:243:24 PM–16:034:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:494:49 AM+1–30:336:33 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

Śubha08:198:19 AM–09:329:32 AMgood
Roga09:329:32 AM–10:4410:44 AMavoid
Udvega10:4410:44 AM–11:5611:56 AMavoid
Cara11:5611:56 AM–13:091:09 PMneutral
Lābha13:091:09 PM–14:212:21 PMgood
Amṛta14:212:21 PM–15:343:34 PMgood
Kāla15:343:34 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Śubha16:464:46 PM–17:595:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:595:59 PM–19:467:46 PMgood
Cara19:467:46 PM–21:349:34 PMneutral
Roga21:349:34 PM–23:2111:21 PMavoid
Kāla23:2111:21 PM–25:091:09 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:091:09 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1good
Udvega26:572:57 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:444:44 AM+1–30:326:32 AM+1good
Amṛta30:326:32 AM+1–32:208:20 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:198:19 AM to 32:208:20 AM+1

08:198:19 AM sunrise17:595:59 PM sunsetsunrise 32:208:20 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīuntil 29:025:02 AM+1
Amāvasyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 22:4110:41 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 19:457:45 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:044:04 PM
Śakuniuntil 29:025:02 AM+1
Catuṣpādapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5012:50 PM–13:281:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:212:21 PM–15:343:34 PM
Pradoṣa 17:595:59 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 24:4512:45 AM+1–25:331:33 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:281:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:343:34 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  8. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:331:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AmāvasyāTithi: Caturdaśī ends.
  11. CatuṣpādaKaraṇa: Śakuni ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśī29:02 05:025:02 AM FriAmāvasyā
NakṣatraAnurādhā22:4110:41 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaDhṛti19:457:45 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:044:04 PMŚakuni
VāraGuruvāra32:20 08:208:20 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 699
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
31:227:22 AM+1
Moonset
17:035:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:246:24 AM08:198:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:246:24 AM07:227:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:536:53 AM08:198:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:198:19 AM10:1510:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1510:15 AM12:1112:11 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1111:11 AM12:5712:57 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1112:11 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4512:45 PM13:331:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5012:50 PM13:281:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:072:07 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:343:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:243:24 PM16:034:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM17:595:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:595:59 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:595:59 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:595:59 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4512:45 AM+125:331:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:494:49 AM+130:336:33 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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