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Wednesday 13 January 2016 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 23:3611:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:359:35 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

10:3710:37 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 43° 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–14:122:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:236:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:018:01 PM–21:319:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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
  • Varjya10:5710:57 AM–12:2812:28 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:2111:21 AM–12:0412:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4211:42 AM–13:031:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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–13:031:03 PMavoid
Udvega13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Cara14:232:23 PM–15:433:43 PMneutral
Lābha15:433:43 PM–17:035:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:035:03 PM–18:436:43 PMavoid
Śubha18:436:43 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Amṛta20:238:23 PM–22:0310:03 PMgood
Cara22:0310:03 PM–23:4211:42 PMneutral
Roga23:4211:42 PM–25:221:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:221:22 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:023:02 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Udvega28:424:42 AM+1–30:226:22 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:359:35 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 26:492:49 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 22:5310:53 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:3710:37 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:359:35 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4211:42 AM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:031:03 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī21:359:35 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā26:49 02:492:49 AM ThuPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta22:5310:53 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija10:3710:37 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 935
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:438:43 AM
Moonset
20:358:35 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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5710:57 AM12:2812:28 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:031:03 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:291:29 PM14:122:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:018:01 PM21:319:31 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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