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Saturday 31 January 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 21:409:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:516:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṇeśa Jayantī · Maghi Ganesh Jayanti

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoTila Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:148:14 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 11 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 44° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 44° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:295:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:055:05 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:237:23 AM–08:508:50 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:116:11 PM–18:356:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:116:11 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:186:18 AM–07:477:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:186:18 AM–07:057:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:057:05 AM–07:537:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:169:16 AM–10:4510:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:431:43 PM–15:123:12 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:2911:29 PM–24:5712:57 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

Kāla06:186:18 AM–07:477:47 AMavoid
Śubha07:477:47 AM–09:169:16 AMgood
Roga09:169:16 AM–10:4510:45 AMavoid
Udvega10:4510:45 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Cara12:1412:14 PM–13:431:43 PMneutral
Lābha13:431:43 PM–15:123:12 PMgood
Amṛta15:123:12 PM–16:424:42 PMgood
Kāla16:424:42 PM–18:116:11 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:116:11 PM–19:427:42 PMgood
Udvega19:427:42 PM–21:129:12 PMavoid
Śubha21:129:12 PM–22:4310:43 PMgood
Amṛta22:4310:43 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Cara24:1412:14 AM+1–25:451:45 AM+1neutral
Roga25:451:45 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:163:16 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:474:47 AM+1–30:186:18 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:186:18 AM+1

06:186:18 AM sunrise18:116:11 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:516:51 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 14:402:40 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 23:2211:22 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:148:14 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:516:51 PM
Bavauntil 29:305:30 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:169:16 AM–10:4510:45 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:116:11 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:4510:45 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī18:516:51 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā14:402:40 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaŚiva23:2211:22 PMSiddha
KaraṇaVaṇija08:148:14 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:18 06:186:18 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 379
Day length
11 h 53 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:019:01 AM
Moonset
21:229:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:295:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:055:05 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:186:18 AM07:477:47 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:186:18 AM07:057:05 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:057:05 AM07:537:53 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:237:23 AM08:508:50 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:169:16 AM10:4510:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:483:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:123:12 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:483:48 PM18:116:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:116:11 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:116:11 PM18:356:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:116:11 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:2911:29 PM24:5712:57 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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