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Thursday 16 April 1998 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 07:547:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:269:26 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:115:11 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:269:26 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:3411:34 AM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3411:34 AM
At noon, 11:3411:34 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 229° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 83% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 229° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:413:41 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:044:04 AM–05:115:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0811:08 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:506:50 PM–20:338:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:115:11 AM–06:476:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:238:23 AM–09:589:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:308:30 AM–10:1410:14 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:269:26 AM–10:1710:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:243:24 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

Śubha05:115:11 AM–06:476:47 AMgood
Roga06:476:47 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Udvega08:238:23 AM–09:589:58 AMavoid
Cara09:589:58 AM–11:3411:34 AMneutral
Lābha11:3411:34 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Amṛta13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Kāla14:452:45 PM–16:214:21 PMavoid
Śubha16:214:21 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:575:57 PM–19:217:21 PMgood
Cara19:217:21 PM–20:458:45 PMneutral
Roga20:458:45 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Kāla22:0910:09 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Lābha23:3311:33 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5812:58+1 AM–26:222:22+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:222:22+1 AM–27:463:46+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:463:46+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:115:11 AM to 29:105:10+1 AM

05:115:11 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:105:10+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 09:269:26 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 28:184:18+1 AM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 22:5610:56 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:269:26 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:0310:03 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0811:08 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 PM

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:452:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī09:269:26 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā28:18 04:184:18 AM FriMūla
YogaVarīyān22:5610:56 PMParigha
KaraṇaBālava09:269:26 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:10 05:105:10 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 454
Day length
12 h 46 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
21:539:53 PM
Moonset
08:128:12 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:413:41 AM05:115:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:413:41 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:044:04 AM05:115:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:115:11 AM07:447:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:115:11 AM06:476:47 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:447:44 AM10:1710:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:589:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:308:30 AM10:1410:14 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:269:26 AM10:1710:17 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1011:10 AM11:5811:58 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:243:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:506:50 PM20:338:33 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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