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Tuesday 31 December 1985 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 13:211:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:291:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:291:29 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 227° ahead of it, in Maghā, 84% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 227° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–11:5811:58 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:231:23 PM–14:052:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:544:54 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:544:54 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:034:03+1 AM–29:415:41+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:268:26 AM–09:099:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:588:58 AM–10:1810:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3711:37 AM–12:5612:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:162:16 PM–15:353:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:166:16 PM–19:547:54 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:1610:16 PM–23:1011:10 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

Roga06:196:19 AM–07:397:39 AMavoid
Udvega07:397:39 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Cara08:588:58 AM–10:1810:18 AMneutral
Lābha10:1810:18 AM–11:3711:37 AMgood
Amṛta11:3711:37 AM–12:5612:56 PMgood
Kāla12:5612:56 PM–14:162:16 PMavoid
Śubha14:162:16 PM–15:353:35 PMgood
Roga15:353:35 PM–16:544:54 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:544:54 PM–18:356:35 PMavoid
Lābha18:356:35 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Udvega20:168:16 PM–21:569:56 PMavoid
Śubha21:569:56 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Amṛta23:3711:37 PM–25:181:18+1 AMgood
Cara25:181:18+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMneutral
Roga26:582:58+1 AM–28:394:39+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:394:39+1 AM–30:206:20+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:206:20+1 AM

06:196:19 AM sunrise16:544:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:206:20+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:291:29 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 24:4212:42+1 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:291:29 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:241:24+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–11:5811:58 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:162:16 PM–15:353:35 PM
Pradoṣa 16:544:54 PM–18:426:42 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5811:58 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:353:35 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:426:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī13:291:29 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMaghāpast sunrisePūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti24:42 00:4212:42 AM WedĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava13:291:29 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:20 06:206:20 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2042
Śaka
1907
Kali
5086
Ahargaṇa
1 857 965
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
20:488:48 PM
Moonset
09:259:25 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:3310:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:268:26 AM09:099:09 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:1810:18 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3711:37 AM12:5612:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4012:40 PM14:472:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:231:23 PM14:052:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:162:16 PM15:353:35 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:472:47 PM16:544:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:544:54 PM18:426:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:544:54 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:544:54 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:166:16 PM19:547:54 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1610:16 PM23:1011:10 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:034:03+1 AM29:415:41+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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