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February 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 29 February 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 03:573:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:263:26+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

07:037:03 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5712:57 PM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Citrā, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–07:037:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:176:17 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:176:17 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:0812:08+1 AM–25:451:45+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:278:27 AM–09:519:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1611:16 AM–12:4012:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1712:17 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4012:40 PM–14:042:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:272:27 PM–16:044:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha07:037:03 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Amṛta08:278:27 AM–09:519:51 AMgood
Kāla09:519:51 AM–11:1611:16 AMavoid
Śubha11:1611:16 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Roga12:4012:40 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Udvega14:042:04 PM–15:283:28 PMavoid
Cara15:283:28 PM–16:534:53 PMneutral
Lābha16:534:53 PM–18:176:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:176:17 PM–19:527:52 PMavoid
Śubha19:527:52 PM–21:289:28 PMgood
Amṛta21:289:28 PM–23:0311:03 PMgood
Cara23:0311:03 PM–24:3912:39+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3912:39+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:152:15+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:503:50+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMgood
Udvega29:265:26+1 AM–31:017:01+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:037:03 AM to 31:017:01+1 AM

07:037:03 AM sunrise18:176:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:263:26+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 30:366:36+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 12:5712:57 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:353:35 PM
Bālavauntil 27:263:26+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:4012:40 PM–14:042:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:176:17 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15+1 AM–25:031:03+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:042:04 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 14 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī27:26 03:263:26 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraCitrā30:36 06:366:36 AM ThuSvātī
YogaGaṇḍa12:5712:57 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava15:353:35 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:01 07:017:01 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 067
Day length
11 h 14 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
22:1010:10 PM
Moonset
08:158:15 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:037:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM07:037:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:037:03 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:519:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4012:40 PM14:042:04 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:272:27 PM16:044:04 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:176:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:176:17 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:176:17 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:176:17 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:0812:08+1 AM25:451:45+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15+1 AM25:031:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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