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Tuesday 31 January 2017 · Budapest, Hungary

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 00:1412:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1111:11 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

07:127:12 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4511:45 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBudapest11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:2110:21 AM–11:5611:56 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:112:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:125:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:069:06 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:359:35 AM–10:4610:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5811:58 AM–13:091:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:212:21 PM–15:323:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3010:30 PM–23:2811:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:353:35+1 AM–29:095:09+1 AMa 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

Roga07:127:12 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Udvega08:238:23 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Cara09:359:35 AM–10:4610:46 AMneutral
Lābha10:4610:46 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Amṛta11:5811:58 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Kāla13:091:09 PM–14:212:21 PMavoid
Śubha14:212:21 PM–15:323:32 PMgood
Roga15:323:32 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:434:43 PM–18:326:32 PMavoid
Lābha18:326:32 PM–20:208:20 PMgood
Udvega20:208:20 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Amṛta23:5711:57 PM–25:451:45+1 AMgood
Cara25:451:45+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMneutral
Roga27:343:34+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:225:22+1 AM–31:107:10+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:107:10+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:1111:11 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 18:156:15 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:4511:45 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:1111:11 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:212:21 PM–15:323:32 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21+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 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:323:32 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 32 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī23:1111:11 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā18:156:15 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaŚiva27:05 03:053:05 AM WedSiddha
KaraṇaVaṇija11:4511:45 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:10 07:107:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 319
Day length
9 h 32 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:588:58 AM
Moonset
20:458:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:069:06 AM09:449:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:2110:21 AM11:5611:56 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:492:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:112:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:212:21 PM15:323:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:492:49 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:125:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3010:30 PM23:2811:28 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:353:35+1 AM29:095:09+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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