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Monday 12 February 1940 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 23:1511:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:591:59 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

06:516:51 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3011:30 AM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 10 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Uttara 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 muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:584:58 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:584:58 PM–18:216:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:076:07 PM–19:567:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya07:167:16 AM–09:049:04 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:078:07 AM–09:239:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3910:39 AM–11:5511:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1512:15 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:262:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:162:16 PM–14:572:57 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

Amṛta06:516:51 AM–08:078:07 AMgood
Kāla08:078:07 AM–09:239:23 AMavoid
Śubha09:239:23 AM–10:3910:39 AMgood
Roga10:3910:39 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Udvega11:5511:55 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:262:26 PMneutral
Lābha14:262:26 PM–15:423:42 PMgood
Amṛta15:423:42 PM–16:584:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:584:58 PM–18:426:42 PMneutral
Roga18:426:42 PM–20:268:26 PMavoid
Kāla20:268:26 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Lābha22:1010:10 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Udvega23:5411:54 PM–25:381:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:381:38 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1good
Amṛta27:223:22 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1good
Cara29:065:06 AM+1–30:506:50 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:506:50 AM+1

06:516:51 AM sunrise16:584:58 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:591:59 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 23:3311:33 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 11:3011:30 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:3812:38 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:591:59 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:078:07 AM–09:239:23 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Pradoṣa 16:584:58 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:239:23 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 07 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī25:59 01:591:59 AM TuePañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā23:3311:33 PMRevatī
YogaSiddha11:3011:30 AMSādhya
KaraṇaVaṇija12:3812:38 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:50 06:506:50 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 206
Day length
10 h 07 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
08:148:14 AM
Moonset
21:009:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:167:16 AM09:049:04 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:078:07 AM09:239:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3910:39 AM11:5511:55 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1512:15 PM12:5512:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:262:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:162:16 PM14:572:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM16:584:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:584:58 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:584:58 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:584:58 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:076:07 PM19:567:56 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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