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February 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 8 February 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:424:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:345:34+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:115:11 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:053:05 PM–16:474:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:176:17 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:566:56 AM–08:118:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:259:25 AM–10:4010:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1510:15 AM–10:5510:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:091:09 PM–14:232:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:532:53 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

Śubha06:566:56 AM–08:118:11 AMgood
Roga08:118:11 AM–09:259:25 AMavoid
Udvega09:259:25 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Cara10:4010:40 AM–11:5411:54 AMneutral
Lābha11:5411:54 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Amṛta13:091:09 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Kāla14:232:23 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Śubha15:383:38 PM–16:524:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:524:52 PM–18:386:38 PMgood
Cara18:386:38 PM–20:238:23 PMneutral
Roga20:238:23 PM–22:0810:08 PMavoid
Kāla22:0810:08 PM–23:5411:54 PMavoid
Lābha23:5411:54 PM–25:391:39+1 AMgood
Udvega25:391:39+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:243:24+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:105:10+1 AM–30:556:55+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:556:55+1 AM

06:566:56 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:556:55+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 29:345:34+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 22:4410:44 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 19:157:15 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:115:11 PM
Bālavauntil 29:345:34+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:091:09 PM–14:232:23 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:456:45 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:232:23 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 56 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:456:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  8. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī29:34 05:345:34 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī22:4410:44 PMHasta
YogaSukarmā19:157:15 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava17:115:11 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:55 06:556:55 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2052
Śaka
1917
Kali
5096
Ahargaṇa
1 861 656
Day length
9 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
20:498:49 PM
Moonset
08:108:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:566:56 AM08:118:11 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:259:25 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1510:15 AM10:5510:55 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM14:532:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM14:532:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:532:53 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:053:05 PM16:474:47 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:456:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:176:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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