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February 1987 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 17 February 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 02:492:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:582:58+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:067:06 AM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Hasta, 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 muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:272:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:285:28 PM–17:545:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:285:28 PM–18:446:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:119:11 PM–22:5010:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:248:24 AM–09:099:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:588:58 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1711:17 AM–12:5612:56 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:4811:48 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:382:38 PM–16:034:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3210:32 PM–23:2211:22 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

Roga06:086:08 AM–07:337:33 AMavoid
Udvega07:337:33 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Cara08:588:58 AM–10:2310:23 AMneutral
Lābha10:2310:23 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Amṛta11:4811:48 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:382:38 PMavoid
Śubha14:382:38 PM–16:034:03 PMgood
Roga16:034:03 PM–17:285:28 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:285:28 PM–19:037:03 PMavoid
Lābha19:037:03 PM–20:388:38 PMgood
Udvega20:388:38 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Śubha22:1310:13 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Amṛta23:4811:48 PM–25:231:23+1 AMgood
Cara25:231:23+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMneutral
Roga26:572:57+1 AM–28:324:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:324:32+1 AM–30:076:07+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:076:07+1 AM

06:086:08 AM sunrise17:285:28 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:582:58+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 27:223:22+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 07:067:06 AM
Śūlauntil 30:006:00+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:562:56 PM
Bālavauntil 26:582:58+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:382:38 PM–16:034:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:285:28 PM–19:107:10 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12+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. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:034:03 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 20 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī26:58 02:582:58 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraHasta27:22 03:223:22 AM WedCitrā
YogaDhṛti07:067:06 AMŚūla
KaraṇaBava14:562:56 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:07 06:076:07 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 378
Day length
11 h 20 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
20:478:47 PM
Moonset
08:068:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:248:24 AM09:099:09 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1711:17 AM12:5612:56 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:123:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:272:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:382:38 PM16:034:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:123:12 PM17:285:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:285:28 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:285:28 PM17:545:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:285:28 PM18:446:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:119:11 PM22:5010:50 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3210:32 PM23:2211:22 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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