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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 12 January 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Ravivāra. Caturthī began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:505:50 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

07:207:20 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

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 44° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 44° 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
  • Abhijit11:2111:21 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:291:29 PM–14:122:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:504:50 PM–18:176:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya08:098:09 AM–09:359:35 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:4211:42 AM–13:021:02 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:232:23 PM–15:433:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:383:38 PM–16:204:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:433:43 PM–17:035:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:165:16+1 AM–30:456:45+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

Udvega06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Cara07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMneutral
Lābha09:029:02 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Amṛta10:2210:22 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Kāla11:4211:42 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Śubha13:021:02 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Roga14:232:23 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Udvega15:433:43 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:035:03 PM–18:436:43 PMgood
Amṛta18:436:43 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Cara20:238:23 PM–22:0210:02 PMneutral
Roga22:0210:02 PM–23:4211:42 PMavoid
Kāla23:4211:42 PM–25:221:22+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:221:22+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMgood
Udvega27:023:02+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:424:42+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 17:505:50 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 23:2111:21 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 19:587:58 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:207:20 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 17:505:50 PM
Bavauntil 28:274:27+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2111:21 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:433:43 PM–17:035:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–18:506:50 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:035:03 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 41 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī17:505:50 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā23:2111:21 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta19:587:58 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija07:207:20 AMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra30:22 06:226:22 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 995
Day length
10 h 41 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:478:47 AM
Moonset
20:448:44 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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:098:09 AM09:359:35 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:021:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:291:29 PM14:122:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:232:23 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:383:38 PM16:204:20 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:433:43 PM17:035:03 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:504:50 PM18:176:17 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:236:23 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 nakṣatra29:165:16+1 AM30:456:45+1 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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