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Tuesday 17 February 1987 · Bucharest, Romania

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 01:491:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:581:58+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:147:14 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:561:56 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 33° above S. Day length 10 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 221° ahead of it, in Hasta, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 221° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:265:26 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:535:53 AM–07:147:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0912:09 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:136:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–19:077:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:118:11 PM–21:509:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:209:20 AM–10:0210:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:529:52 AM–11:1111:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1710:17 AM–11:5611:56 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:3012:30 PM–13:491:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:083:08 PM–16:274:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0911:09 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMan 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

Roga07:147:14 AM–08:338:33 AMavoid
Udvega08:338:33 AM–09:529:52 AMavoid
Cara09:529:52 AM–11:1111:11 AMneutral
Lābha11:1111:11 AM–12:3012:30 PMgood
Amṛta12:3012:30 PM–13:491:49 PMgood
Kāla13:491:49 PM–15:083:08 PMavoid
Śubha15:083:08 PM–16:274:27 PMgood
Roga16:274:27 PM–17:465:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:465:46 PM–19:277:27 PMavoid
Lābha19:277:27 PM–21:089:08 PMgood
Udvega21:089:08 PM–22:4810:48 PMavoid
Śubha22:4810:48 PM–24:2912:29+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2912:29+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMgood
Cara26:102:10+1 AM–27:513:51+1 AMneutral
Roga27:513:51+1 AM–29:325:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:325:32+1 AM–31:127:12+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:147:14 AM to 31:127:12+1 AM

07:147:14 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:581:58+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 26:222:22+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 29:005:00+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:561:56 PM
Bālavauntil 25:581:58+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0912:09 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:083:08 PM–16:274:27 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05+1 AM–24:5312:53+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:274:27 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 32 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  11. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:58 01:581:58 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraHasta26:22 02:222:22 AM WedCitrā
YogaŚūla29:00 05:005:00 AM WedGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava13:561:56 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 378
Day length
10 h 32 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
21:459:45 PM
Moonset
08:448:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:265:26 AM07:147:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:265:26 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:535:53 AM07:147:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:147:14 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:209:20 AM10:0210:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:529:52 AM11:1111:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1710:17 AM11:5611:56 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3012:30 PM13:491:49 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM15:403:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:083:08 PM16:274:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:403:40 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:118:11 PM21:509:50 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0911:09 PM24:0212:02+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05+1 AM24:5312:53+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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