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February 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 8 February 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:424:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:345:34 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:115:11 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:305:30 AM–06:256:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:585:58 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:053:05 PM–16:474:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:136:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–19:077:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:197:19 AM–08:378:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:569:56 AM–11:1411:14 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4810:48 AM–11:3011:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:511:51 PM–15:093:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:592:59 PM–15:413:41 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

Śubha07:197:19 AM–08:378:37 AMgood
Roga08:378:37 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Udvega09:569:56 AM–11:1411:14 AMavoid
Cara11:1411:14 AM–12:3312:33 PMneutral
Lābha12:3312:33 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Amṛta13:511:51 PM–15:093:09 PMgood
Kāla15:093:09 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid
Śubha16:284:28 PM–17:465:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:465:46 PM–19:287:28 PMgood
Cara19:287:28 PM–21:099:09 PMneutral
Roga21:099:09 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Kāla22:5110:51 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3212:32 AM+1–26:132:13 AM+1good
Udvega26:132:13 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:553:55 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1good
Amṛta29:365:36 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:187:18 AM+1

07:197:19 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 29:345:34 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 22:4410:44 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 19:157:15 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:115:11 PM
Bālavauntil 29:345:34 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:511:51 PM–15:093:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08 AM+1–24:5612:56 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:093:09 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 27 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  8. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī29:34 05:345:34 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī22:4410:44 PMHasta
YogaSukarmā19:157:15 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava17:115:11 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:18 07:187:18 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 656
Day length
10 h 27 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
21:269:26 PM
Moonset
08:498:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:305:30 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:305:30 AM06:256:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:585:58 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:249:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:197:19 AM08:378:37 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:249:24 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:1411:14 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4810:48 AM11:3011:30 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:093:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:592:59 PM15:413:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:053:05 PM16:474:47 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:136:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM19:077:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08 AM+124:5612:56 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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