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Tuesday 21 January 1969 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 14:352:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:051:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṇeśa Jayantī · Maghi Ganesh Jayanti

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

At sunrise

07:137:13 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:051:05 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 47° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:185:18 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:391:39 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:205:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:006:00 PM–19:357:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:358:35 AM–10:0910:09 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:099:09 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–10:5010:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0212:02 PM–13:151:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:272:27 PM–15:393:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3610:36 PM–23:3311:33 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

Roga07:137:13 AM–08:258:25 AMavoid
Udvega08:258:25 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–10:5010:50 AMneutral
Lābha10:5010:50 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Amṛta12:0212:02 PM–13:151:15 PMgood
Kāla13:151:15 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Śubha14:272:27 PM–15:393:39 PMgood
Roga15:393:39 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:524:52 PM–18:396:39 PMavoid
Lābha18:396:39 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Udvega20:278:27 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Śubha22:1410:14 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0212:02 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1good
Cara25:491:49 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1neutral
Roga27:373:37 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:255:25 AM+1–31:127:12 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:137:13 AM to 31:127:12 AM+1

07:137:13 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:051:05 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 25:521:52 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 28:024:02 AM+1
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:051:05 PM
Bavauntil 24:3912:39 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:272:27 PM–15:393:39 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:393:39 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī13:051:05 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā25:52 01:521:52 AM WedUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha28:02 04:024:02 AM WedŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:051:05 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:12 07:127:12 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 777
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:289:28 AM
Moonset
21:129:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:185:18 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:185:18 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:358:35 AM10:0910:09 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:099:09 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:5010:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:151:15 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:391:39 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:205:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:006:00 PM19:357:35 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3610:36 PM23:3311:33 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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