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Friday 17 December 2027 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 15:523:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:051:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:198:19 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:418:41 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

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 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 muhūrta06:246:24 AM–07:227:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:536:53 AM–08:198:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4912:49 PM–13:281:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:585:58 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:585:58 PM–19:257:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:146:14+1 AM–31:427:42+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:319:31 AM–10:4410:44 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1510:15 AM–10:5410:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:091:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:281:28 PM–14:072:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:343:34 PM–16:464:46 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:249:24 PM–22:5210:52 PMa 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

Cara08:198:19 AM–09:319:31 AMneutral
Lābha09:319:31 AM–10:4410:44 AMgood
Amṛta10:4410:44 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Śubha13:091:09 PM–14:212:21 PMgood
Roga14:212:21 PM–15:343:34 PMavoid
Udvega15:343:34 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Cara16:464:46 PM–17:585:58 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:585:58 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Kāla19:467:46 PM–21:349:34 PMavoid
Lābha21:349:34 PM–23:2111:21 PMgood
Udvega23:2111:21 PM–25:091:09+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:091:09+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:572:57+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMgood
Cara28:444:44+1 AM–30:326:32+1 AMneutral
Roga30:326:32+1 AM–32:208:20+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

08:198:19 AM sunrise17:585:58 PM sunsetsunrise 32:208:20+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:051:05 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 09:389:38 AM
Āśleṣāuntil 31:427:42+1 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 08:418:41 AM
Vaidhṛtiuntil 29:175:17+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:051:05 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:4511:45 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5611:56 AM–13:091:09 PM
Abhijit 12:4912:49 PM–13:281:28 PM
Pradoṣa 17:585:58 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 24:4512:45+1 AM–25:331:33+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:091:09 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:281:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:331:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  13. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī13:051:05 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPuṣya09:389:38 AMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra08:418:41 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBālava13:051:05 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra32:20 08:208:20 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2084
Śaka
1949
Kali
5128
Ahargaṇa
1 873 291
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:1110:11 PM
Moonset
11:1511:15 AM

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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:4410:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1510:15 AM12:1112:11 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1510:15 AM10:5410:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4512:45 PM13:331:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:281:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:281:28 PM14:072:07 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:072:07 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:343:34 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM17:585:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:585:58 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:585:58 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:585:58 PM19:257:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:249:24 PM22:5210:52 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4512:45+1 AM25:331:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:146:14+1 AM31:427:42+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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