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Friday 27 January 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 15:123:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:174:17 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

07:117:11 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:583:58 PM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 46° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 46° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:4412:44 PM–14:272:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:271:27 PM–14:042:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:354:35 PM–17:045:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:354:35 PM–18:026:02 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:228:22 AM–09:329:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–09:419:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4210:42 AM–11:5311:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–12:4912:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:142:14 PM–15:243:24 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

Cara07:117:11 AM–08:228:22 AMneutral
Lābha08:228:22 AM–09:329:32 AMgood
Amṛta09:329:32 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Kāla10:4210:42 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Śubha11:5311:53 AM–13:031:03 PMgood
Roga13:031:03 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Udvega14:142:14 PM–15:243:24 PMavoid
Cara15:243:24 PM–16:354:35 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:354:35 PM–18:246:24 PMavoid
Kāla18:246:24 PM–20:138:13 PMavoid
Lābha20:138:13 PM–22:0310:03 PMgood
Udvega22:0310:03 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Śubha23:5211:52 PM–25:421:42 AM+1good
Amṛta25:421:42 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1good
Cara27:313:31 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1neutral
Roga29:215:21 AM+1–31:107:10 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:107:10 AM+1

07:117:11 AM sunrise16:354:35 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 16:174:17 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 21:189:18 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 15:583:58 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:174:17 PM
Bavauntil 29:055:05 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4210:42 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 16:354:35 PM–18:316:31 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5311:53 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:316:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 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 Caturthī16:174:17 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā21:189:18 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha15:583:58 PMŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:174:17 PMBava
VāraŚukravāra31:10 07:107:10 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2068
Śaka
1933
Kali
5112
Ahargaṇa
1 867 488
Day length
9 h 23 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:348:34 AM
Moonset
21:109:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM09:419:41 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4210:42 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 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:4912:49 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4412:44 PM14:272:27 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM14:422:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:271:27 PM14:042:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:142:14 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:422:42 PM16:354:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:354:35 PM18:316:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:354:35 PM17:045:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:354:35 PM18:026:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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