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January 1985 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 25 January 1985 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 12:4312:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:342:34 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

14:342:34 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa 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 muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:137:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:131:13 PM–14:582:58 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:261:26 PM–14:032:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:324:32 PM–17:025:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:324:32 PM–18:006:00 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:238:23 AM–09:339:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4310:43 AM–11:5311:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–12:4912:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:122:12 PM–15:223:22 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

Cara07:137:13 AM–08:238:23 AMneutral
Lābha08:238:23 AM–09:339:33 AMgood
Amṛta09:339:33 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Kāla10:4310:43 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Śubha11:5311:53 AM–13:031:03 PMgood
Roga13:031:03 PM–14:122:12 PMavoid
Udvega14:122:12 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Cara15:223:22 PM–16:324:32 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:324:32 PM–18:226:22 PMavoid
Kāla18:226:22 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Lābha20:128:12 PM–22:0210:02 PMgood
Udvega22:0210:02 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Śubha23:5211:52 PM–25:421:42+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:421:42+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMgood
Cara27:323:32+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMneutral
Roga29:225:22+1 AM–31:127:12+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:137:13 AM sunrise16:324:32 PM sunsetsunrise 31:127:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 14:342:34 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 22:0210:02 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 18:306:30 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:342:34 PM
Bavauntil 27:413:41+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4310:43 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 16:324:32 PM–18:306:30 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5311:53 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 20 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:306:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī14:342:34 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā22:0210:02 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha18:306:30 PMŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:342:34 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra31:12 07:127:12 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2041
Śaka
1906
Kali
5085
Ahargaṇa
1 857 625
Day length
9 h 20 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:329:32 AM
Moonset
20:498:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:137:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:137:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:137:13 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:4912:49 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:131:13 PM14:582:58 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:261:26 PM14:032:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:324:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:324:32 PM18:306:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:324:32 PM17:025:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:324:32 PM18:006:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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