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Tuesday 14 January 1986 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 09:289:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:538:53 AM.

Observed here on this day

Pongal

The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:538:53 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 49° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 49° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:005:00+1 AM–30:396:39+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:308:30 AM–09:139:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:242:24 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:017:01 PM–20:418:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2310:23 PM–23:1611:16 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

Roga06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Udvega07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Cara09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMneutral
Lābha10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Amṛta11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMgood
Kāla13:031:03 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Śubha14:242:24 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Roga15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMavoid
Lābha18:446:44 PM–20:248:24 PMgood
Udvega20:248:24 PM–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Śubha22:0310:03 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Amṛta23:4311:43 PM–25:231:23+1 AMgood
Cara25:231:23+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMneutral
Roga27:023:02+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:424:42+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22+1 AM

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:538:53 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 12:2212:22 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 29:105:10+1 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:538:53 AM
Bavauntil 20:558:55 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:242:24 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:516:51 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07+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. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī08:538:53 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā12:2212:22 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān29:10 05:105:10 AM WedParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:538:53 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2042
Śaka
1907
Kali
5086
Ahargaṇa
1 857 979
Day length
10 h 43 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:239:23 AM
Moonset
21:049:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:308:30 AM09:139:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:017:01 PM20:418:41 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2310:23 PM23:1611:16 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:005:00+1 AM30:396:39+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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