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Thursday 20 January 1972 · Daegu, South Korea

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 15:513:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:561:56 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

07:347:34 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:561:56 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 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 muhūrta05:435:43 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–12:5712:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:172:17 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:395:39 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:395:39 PM–19:027:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3710:37 PM–24:0812:08 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:347:34 AM–08:508:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0510:05 AM–11:2111:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5610:56 AM–11:3611:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:341:34 PM–15:043:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:521:52 PM–15:083:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:582:58 PM–15:383:38 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

Śubha07:347:34 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Roga08:508:50 AM–10:0510:05 AMavoid
Udvega10:0510:05 AM–11:2111:21 AMavoid
Cara11:2111:21 AM–12:3712:37 PMneutral
Lābha12:3712:37 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Amṛta13:521:52 PM–15:083:08 PMgood
Kāla15:083:08 PM–16:234:23 PMavoid
Śubha16:234:23 PM–17:395:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:395:39 PM–19:237:23 PMgood
Cara19:237:23 PM–21:089:08 PMneutral
Roga21:089:08 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Kāla22:5210:52 PM–24:3612:36 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:3612:36 AM+1–26:212:21 AM+1good
Udvega26:212:21 AM+1–28:054:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:054:05 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1good
Amṛta29:505:50 AM+1–31:347:34 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:347:34 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:395:39 PM sunsetsunrise 31:347:34 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:561:56 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 30:106:10 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 14:412:41 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:561:56 PM
Bavauntil 24:5512:55 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–12:5712:57 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:521:52 PM–15:083:08 PM
Pradoṣa 17:395:39 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12 AM+1–25:001:00 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5712:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:083:08 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 04 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī13:561:56 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā30:10 06:106:10 AM FriUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān14:412:41 PMParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:561:56 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:34 07:347:34 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 871
Day length
10 h 04 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:419:41 AM
Moonset
21:529:52 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:435:43 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:435:43 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:359:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:347:34 AM08:508:50 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:359:35 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0510:05 AM11:2111:21 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5610:56 AM11:3611:36 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:341:34 PM15:043:04 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:521:52 PM15:083:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:172:17 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:582:58 PM15:383:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM17:395:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:395:39 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:395:39 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:395:39 PM19:027:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3710:37 PM24:0812:08 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12 AM+125:001:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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