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Thursday 13 January 2005 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 04:074:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:231:23 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:486:48 AM

Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° 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
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1510:15 PM–23:4311:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:029:02 AM–10:2210:22 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:569:56 AM–10:3810:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:251:25 PM–14:542:54 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:132:13 PM–14:552:55 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

Śubha06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Roga07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Udvega09:029:02 AM–10:2210:22 AMavoid
Cara10:2210:22 AM–11:4311:43 AMneutral
Lābha11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMgood
Amṛta13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Kāla14:232:23 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Śubha15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Cara18:446:44 PM–20:238:23 PMneutral
Roga20:238:23 PM–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Kāla22:0310:03 PM–23:4311:43 PMavoid
Lābha23:4311:43 PM–25:221:22 AM+1good
Udvega25:221:22 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:023:02 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Amṛta28:424:42 AM+1–30:226:22 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:231:23 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 06:486:48 AM
Śatabhiṣāuntil 28:524:52 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 23:3311:33 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:402:40 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:231:23 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2111:21 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1

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. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:232:23 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī25:23 01:231:23 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā06:486:48 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyatīpāta23:3311:33 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija14:402:40 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:22 06:226:22 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 918
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:558:55 AM
Moonset
20:248:24 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 day06:226:22 AM07:427:42 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:2210:22 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:569:56 AM10:3810:38 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:031:03 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:251:25 PM14:542:54 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:132:13 PM14:552:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1510:15 PM23:4311:43 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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