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February 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 16 February 1979 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 17:495:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:367:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:446:44 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:466:46 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 224° ahead of it, in Hasta, 86% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 224° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:495:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:214:21 PM–18:066:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:028:02 AM–09:199:19 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:488:48 AM–09:309:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3710:37 AM–11:5411:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1512:15 PM–12:5712:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:302:30 PM–15:473:47 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:446:44 AM–08:028:02 AMneutral
Lābha08:028:02 AM–09:199:19 AMgood
Amṛta09:199:19 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Kāla10:3710:37 AM–11:5411:54 AMavoid
Śubha11:5411:54 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Roga13:121:12 PM–14:302:30 PMavoid
Udvega14:302:30 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Cara15:473:47 PM–17:055:05 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:055:05 PM–18:476:47 PMavoid
Kāla18:476:47 PM–20:298:29 PMavoid
Lābha20:298:29 PM–22:1110:11 PMgood
Udvega22:1110:11 PM–23:5411:54 PMavoid
Śubha23:5411:54 PM–25:361:36+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:361:36+1 AM–27:183:18+1 AMgood
Cara27:183:18+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMneutral
Roga29:005:00+1 AM–30:436:43+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:436:43+1 AM

06:446:44 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:436:43+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:367:36 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 22:5510:55 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 28:074:07+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:466:46 AM
Bālavauntil 19:367:36 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3710:37 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18+1 AM

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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5411:54 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 21 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī19:367:36 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraHasta22:5510:55 PMCitrā
YogaŚūla28:07 04:074:07 AM SatGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava06:466:46 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:43 06:436:43 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 455
Day length
10 h 21 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
21:199:19 PM
Moonset
08:268:26 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:495:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:028:02 AM09:199:19 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:488:48 AM09:309:30 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM11:5411:54 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 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 PM12:5712:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:302:30 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:214:21 PM18:066:06 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:055:05 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:055:05 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:055:05 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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