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Tuesday 15 January 2013 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 14:382:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:101:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:276:27 AM

Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 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–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:177:17 AM–08:508:50 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:055:05 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:055:05 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:176:17 AM+1–31:537:53 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:308:30 AM–09:139:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4311:43 AM–13:041:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:242:24 PM–15:453:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:408:40 PM–22:1610:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2410:24 PM–23:1711:17 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

Roga06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMavoid
Udvega07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Cara09:029:02 AM–10:2310:23 AMneutral
Lābha10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMgood
Amṛta11:4311:43 AM–13:041:04 PMgood
Kāla13:041:04 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Śubha14:242:24 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Roga15:453:45 PM–17:055:05 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:055:05 PM–18:456:45 PMavoid
Lābha18:456:45 PM–20:248:24 PMgood
Udvega20:248:24 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Śubha22:0410:04 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Amṛta23:4311:43 PM–25:231:23 AM+1good
Cara25:231:23 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1neutral
Roga27:023:02 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:424:42 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21 AM+1

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:055:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:101:10 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 14:152:15 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 06:276:27 AM
Varīyānuntil 28:304:30 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:101:10 PM
Bavauntil 24:4512:45 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:242:24 PM–15:453:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:055:05 PM–18:516:51 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:453:45 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 18:516:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī13:101:10 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā14:152:15 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta06:276:27 AMVarīyān
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:101:10 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 842
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:448:44 AM
Moonset
20:578:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:177:17 AM08:508:50 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:308:30 AM09:139:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4311:43 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM17:055:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:055:05 PM18:516:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:055:05 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:055:05 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:408:40 PM22:1610:16 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2410:24 PM23:1711:17 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:176:17 AM+131:537:53 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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