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Friday 27 January 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, 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

07:417:41 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:583:58 PM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, 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 muhūrta05:485:48 AM–06:456:45 AM
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:001:00 PM
  • Amṛta kāla12:4412:44 PM–14:272:27 PM
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–14:592:59 PM
  • Godhūli17:385:38 PM–18:066:06 PM

Avoid

  • Gulika08:568:56 AM–10:1010:10 AM
  • Durmuhūrta09:409:40 AM–10:2010:20 AM
  • Rāhu kāla11:2511:25 AM–12:4012:40 PM
  • Durmuhūrta13:001:00 PM–13:391:39 PM
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:093:09 PM–16:244:24 PM

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

Cara07:417:41 AM–08:568:56 AMneutral
Lābha08:568:56 AM–10:1010:10 AMgood
Amṛta10:1010:10 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Kāla11:2511:25 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Śubha12:4012:40 PM–13:541:54 PMgood
Roga13:541:54 PM–15:093:09 PMavoid
Udvega15:093:09 PM–16:244:24 PMavoid
Cara16:244:24 PM–17:385:38 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:385:38 PM–19:237:23 PMavoid
Kāla19:237:23 PM–21:099:09 PMavoid
Lābha21:099:09 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Udvega22:5410:54 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:3912:39 AM+1–26:242:24 AM+1good
Amṛta26:242:24 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1good
Cara28:104:10 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1neutral
Roga29:555:55 AM+1–31:407:40 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:417:41 AM to 31:407:40 AM+1

07:417:41 AM sunrise17:385:38 PM sunsetsunrise 31:407:40 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 11:2511:25 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:001:00 PM
Pradoṣa 17:385:38 PM–19:317:31 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15 AM+1–25:031:03 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 12:4012:40 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:001:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  5. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 57 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:317:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03 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
VāraŚukravāra31:40 07:407:40 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 57 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:229:22 AM
Moonset
21:559:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:485:48 AM07:417:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:485:48 AM06:456:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:176:17 AM07:417:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:417:41 AM09:409:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika08:568:56 AM10:1010:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgava09:409:40 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta09:409:40 AM10:2010:20 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla11:2511:25 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhna12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijit12:2012:20 PM13:001:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kāla12:4412:44 PM14:272:27 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrta13:001:00 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇa13:391:39 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya14:192:19 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa15:093:09 PM16:244:24 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhna15:393:39 PM17:385:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa17:385:38 PM19:317:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli17:385:38 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:385:38 PM19:027:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha24:1512:15 AM+125:031:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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