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Monday 4 February 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 12:5412:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:073:07 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:073:07 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Uttara 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 muhūrta05:435:43 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:485:48 PM–18:166:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:485:48 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0711:07 PM–24:5412:54 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:518:51 AM–10:0710:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2411:24 AM–12:4112:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3112:31 PM–14:172:17 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:431:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:581:58 PM–15:153:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:453:45 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

Amṛta07:347:34 AM–08:518:51 AMgood
Kāla08:518:51 AM–10:0710:07 AMavoid
Śubha10:0710:07 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Roga11:2411:24 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Udvega12:4112:41 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Cara13:581:58 PM–15:153:15 PMneutral
Lābha15:153:15 PM–16:324:32 PMgood
Amṛta16:324:32 PM–17:485:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:485:48 PM–19:317:31 PMneutral
Roga19:317:31 PM–21:149:14 PMavoid
Kāla21:149:14 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Lābha22:5810:58 PM–24:4112:41 AM+1good
Udvega24:4112:41 AM+1–26:242:24 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:242:24 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1good
Amṛta28:074:07 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1good
Cara29:505:50 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:485:48 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 15:073:07 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 28:264:26 AM+1
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 29:555:55 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:073:07 PM
Bavauntil 28:074:07 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:518:51 AM–10:0710:07 AM
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 17:485:48 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17 AM+1–25:051:05 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0710:07 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī15:073:07 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā28:26 04:264:26 AM TueRevatī
YogaSiddha29:55 05:555:55 AM TueSādhya
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:073:07 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:33 07:337:33 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 408
Day length
10 h 15 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
09:159:15 AM
Moonset
22:0610:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:435:43 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:435:43 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:379:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:518:51 AM10:0710:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:379:37 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2411:24 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3112:31 PM14:172:17 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:431:43 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:153:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:453:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM17:485:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:485:48 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:485:48 PM18:166:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:485:48 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0711:07 PM24:5412:54 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17 AM+125:051:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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