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Thursday 14 December 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 07:207:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:184:18+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:178:17 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:475:47 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:081:08 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:081:08 PM
At noon, 13:081:08 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:236:23 AM–07:207:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:516:51 AM–08:178:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4812:48 PM–13:271:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:585:58 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:585:58 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:309:30 PM–22:5710:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:178:17 AM–09:309:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4310:43 AM–11:5511:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3111:31 AM–12:1012:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:5012:50 PM–14:172:17 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:202:20 PM–15:333:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:233:23 PM–16:024:02 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

Śubha08:178:17 AM–09:309:30 AMgood
Roga09:309:30 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Udvega10:4310:43 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Cara11:5511:55 AM–13:081:08 PMneutral
Lābha13:081:08 PM–14:202:20 PMgood
Amṛta14:202:20 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Kāla15:333:33 PM–16:454:45 PMavoid
Śubha16:454:45 PM–17:585:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:585:58 PM–19:457:45 PMgood
Cara19:457:45 PM–21:339:33 PMneutral
Roga21:339:33 PM–23:2011:20 PMavoid
Kāla23:2011:20 PM–25:081:08+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:081:08+1 AM–26:562:56+1 AMgood
Udvega26:562:56+1 AM–28:434:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:434:43+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMgood
Amṛta30:316:31+1 AM–32:188:18+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:178:17 AM to 32:188:18+1 AM

08:178:17 AM sunrise17:585:58 PM sunsetsunrise 32:188:18+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 28:184:18+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 27:173:17+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 28:264:26+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:475:47 PM
Bālavauntil 28:184:18+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4812:48 PM–13:271:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:202:20 PM–15:333:33 PM
Pradoṣa 17:585:58 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 24:4412:44+1 AM–25:321:32+1 AM

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:271:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:333:33 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:321:32+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī28:18 04:184:18 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya27:17 03:173:17 AM FriĀśleṣā
YogaIndra28:26 04:264:26 AM FriVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava17:475:47 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra32:18 08:188:18 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 427
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:169:16 PM
Moonset
10:5810:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:236:23 AM08:178:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:236:23 AM07:207:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:516:51 AM08:178:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:178:17 AM10:1410:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1410:14 AM12:1012:10 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM11:5511:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1012:10 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4412:44 PM13:321:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:271:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5012:50 PM14:172:17 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:202:20 PM15:333:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:233:23 PM16:024:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM17:585:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:585:58 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:585:58 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:585:58 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:309:30 PM22:5710:57 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4412:44+1 AM25:321:32+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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