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January 1909 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 25 January 1909 · Changsha, Hunan, China

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 22:0910:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:576:57 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

07:207:20 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:318:31 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChangsha12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 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 muhūrta05:335:33 AM–06:266:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:006:00 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:444:44 PM–18:106:10 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:217:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya08:058:05 AM–09:329:32 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:408:40 AM–10:0010:00 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2011:20 AM–12:4112:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:451:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:012:01 PM–15:213:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:103:10 PM–15:533:53 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

Amṛta07:207:20 AM–08:408:40 AMgood
Kāla08:408:40 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Śubha10:0010:00 AM–11:2011:20 AMgood
Roga11:2011:20 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Udvega12:4112:41 PM–14:012:01 PMavoid
Cara14:012:01 PM–15:213:21 PMneutral
Lābha15:213:21 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Amṛta16:414:41 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:026:02 PM–19:417:41 PMneutral
Roga19:417:41 PM–21:219:21 PMavoid
Kāla21:219:21 PM–23:0111:01 PMavoid
Lābha23:0111:01 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1good
Udvega24:4012:40 AM+1–26:202:20 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:202:20 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1good
Amṛta28:004:00 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1good
Cara29:405:40 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:207:20 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:576:57 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 23:5511:55 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 20:078:07 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:318:31 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:576:57 PM
Bavauntil 29:295:29 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:408:40 AM–10:0010:00 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:487:48 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16 AM+1–25:041:04 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0010:00 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:487:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī18:576:57 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā23:5511:55 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha20:078:07 PMŚiva
KaraṇaVaṇija08:318:31 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1965
Śaka
1830
Kali
5009
Ahargaṇa
1 829 866
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:589:58 AM
Moonset
21:429:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:335:33 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:335:33 AM06:266:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:006:00 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:289:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:058:05 AM09:329:32 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:408:40 AM10:0010:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2011:20 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:451:45 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:012:01 PM15:213:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:282:28 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:103:10 PM15:533:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:444:44 PM18:106:10 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:487:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:217:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16 AM+125:041:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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