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Tuesday 31 January 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 04:444:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:413:41 AM+1.

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

06:296:29 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:419:41 AM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:103:10 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:512:51 PM–16:264:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:518:51 AM–09:399:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:279:27 AM–10:5510:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2412:24 PM–13:531:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:213:21 PM–16:504:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1111:11 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1an 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

Roga06:296:29 AM–07:587:58 AMavoid
Udvega07:587:58 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Cara09:279:27 AM–10:5510:55 AMneutral
Lābha10:5510:55 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Amṛta12:2412:24 PM–13:531:53 PMgood
Kāla13:531:53 PM–15:213:21 PMavoid
Śubha15:213:21 PM–16:504:50 PMgood
Roga16:504:50 PM–18:196:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:196:19 PM–19:507:50 PMavoid
Lābha19:507:50 PM–21:219:21 PMgood
Udvega21:219:21 PM–22:5310:53 PMavoid
Śubha22:5310:53 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2412:24 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1good
Cara25:551:55 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1neutral
Roga27:273:27 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:584:58 AM+1–30:296:29 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:296:29 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:413:41 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 22:4510:45 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 09:419:41 AM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:154:15 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:413:41 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:213:21 PM–16:504:50 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:567:56 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:504:50 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:567:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī27:41 03:413:41 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā22:4510:45 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha09:419:41 AMŚiva
KaraṇaVaṇija16:154:15 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:29 06:296:29 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 319
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:578:57 AM
Moonset
21:149:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:518:51 AM09:399:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:279:27 AM10:5510:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:531:53 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:351:35 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:103:10 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:512:51 PM16:264:26 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:213:21 PM16:504:50 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:567:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1111:11 PM24:0012:00 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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