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Monday 8 December 2025 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:346:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:138:13 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:346:34 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

13:051:05 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:051:05 PM
At noon, 13:051:05 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 225° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 225° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:196:19 AM–07:167:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:476:47 AM–08:138:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4512:45 PM–13:241:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2011:20 PM–24:5112:51+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:269:26 AM–10:3910:39 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5211:52 AM–13:051:05 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:241:24 PM–14:032:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:162:16 PM–15:463:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:182:18 PM–15:313:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:213:21 PM–16:004:00 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

Amṛta08:138:13 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Kāla09:269:26 AM–10:3910:39 AMavoid
Śubha10:3910:39 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Roga11:5211:52 AM–13:051:05 PMavoid
Udvega13:051:05 PM–14:182:18 PMavoid
Cara14:182:18 PM–15:313:31 PMneutral
Lābha15:313:31 PM–16:444:44 PMgood
Amṛta16:444:44 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:575:57 PM–19:447:44 PMneutral
Roga19:447:44 PM–21:319:31 PMavoid
Kāla21:319:31 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Lābha23:1811:18 PM–25:051:05+1 AMgood
Udvega25:051:05+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:522:52+1 AM–28:394:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:394:39+1 AM–30:276:27+1 AMgood
Cara30:276:27+1 AM–32:148:14+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:138:13 AM to 32:148:14+1 AM

08:138:13 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:148:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:346:34 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 29:235:23+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 19:317:31 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:346:34 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:405:40+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:269:26 AM–10:3910:39 AM
Abhijit 12:4512:45 PM–13:241:24 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41+1 AM–25:291:29+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3910:39 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:241:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī18:346:34 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya29:23 05:235:23 AM TueĀśleṣā
YogaBrahma19:317:31 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava18:346:34 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra32:14 08:148:14 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 552
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:359:35 PM
Moonset
11:3011:30 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:196:19 AM08:138:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:196:19 AM07:167:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:476:47 AM08:138:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:138:13 AM10:1010:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1010:10 AM12:0612:06 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:051:05 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4112:41 PM13:291:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:241:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:241:24 PM14:032:03 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:162:16 PM15:463:46 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:182:18 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:213:21 PM16:004:00 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2011:20 PM24:5112:51+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41+1 AM25:291:29+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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