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January 1989 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 11 January 1989 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 15:173:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4512:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4512:45 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 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 muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:291:29 PM–14:112:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla13:401:40 PM–15:093:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:295:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2210:22 AM–11:4211:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2111:21 AM–12:0312:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4211:42 AM–13:021:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:162:16+1 AM–27:453:45+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Amṛta07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMgood
Kāla09:029:02 AM–10:2210:22 AMavoid
Śubha10:2210:22 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Roga11:4211:42 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Udvega13:021:02 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Cara14:222:22 PM–15:423:42 PMneutral
Lābha15:423:42 PM–17:025:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:025:02 PM–18:426:42 PMavoid
Śubha18:426:42 PM–20:228:22 PMgood
Amṛta20:228:22 PM–22:0210:02 PMgood
Cara22:0210:02 PM–23:4211:42 PMneutral
Roga23:4211:42 PM–25:221:22+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:221:22+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:023:02+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMgood
Udvega28:424:42+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 sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:4512:45 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 20:198:19 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 18:366:36 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:4512:45 PM
Bavauntil 23:3011:30 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4211:42 AM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:021:02 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 41 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  8. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī12:4512:45 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā20:198:19 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta18:366:36 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:4512:45 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 072
Day length
10 h 41 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:059:05 AM
Moonset
20:568:56 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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:021:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM14:542:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:291:29 PM14:112:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:401:40 PM15:093:09 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:542:54 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:295:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:162:16+1 AM27:453:45+1 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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