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Sunday 26 December 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 15:163:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4912:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:248:24 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4912:49 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

13:131:13 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:131:13 PM
At noon, 13:131:13 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 228° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 228° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:296:29 AM–07:267:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:576:57 AM–08:248:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5412:54 PM–13:331:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:332:33 PM–16:034:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:502:50 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:326:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:131:13 PM–14:262:26 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:383:38 PM–16:504:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:464:46 PM–17:245:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:504:50 PM–18:036:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:333:33 AM+1–29:055:05 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

Udvega08:248:24 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Cara09:369:36 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Amṛta12:0112:01 PM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:262:26 PMavoid
Śubha14:262:26 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Roga15:383:38 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid
Udvega16:504:50 PM–18:036:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:036:03 PM–19:507:50 PMgood
Amṛta19:507:50 PM–21:389:38 PMgood
Cara21:389:38 PM–23:2611:26 PMneutral
Roga23:2611:26 PM–25:131:13 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:131:13 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:013:01 AM+1–28:494:49 AM+1good
Udvega28:494:49 AM+1–30:366:36 AM+1avoid
Śubha30:366:36 AM+1–32:248:24 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:248:24 AM to 32:248:24 AM+1

08:248:24 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:4912:49 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 16:034:03 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 20:588:58 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:4912:49 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:5111:51 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5412:54 PM–13:331:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:504:50 PM–18:036:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:4912:49 AM+1–25:371:37 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:331:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:036:03 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:371:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī12:4912:49 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā16:034:03 PMMaghā
YogaViṣkambha20:588:58 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBālava12:4912:49 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra32:24 08:248:24 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 073
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:1510:15 PM
Moonset
11:1911:19 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:296:29 AM08:248:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:296:29 AM07:267:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:576:57 AM08:248:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:248:24 AM10:1910:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1910:19 AM12:1512:15 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:112:11 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:332:33 PM16:034:03 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:502:50 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:383:38 PM16:504:50 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:464:46 PM17:245:24 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:504:50 PM18:036:03 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:326:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4912:49 AM+125:371:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:333:33 AM+129:055:05 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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