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Friday 26 February 2016 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 03:353:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:136:13 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5212:52 PM

Hasta gives way to Citrā.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Hasta, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:076:07 AM–07:557:55 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–17:585:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM–18:486:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:277:27 AM–08:548:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:198:19 AM–09:059:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:2010:20 AM–11:4711:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1012:10 PM–12:5612:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:402:40 PM–16:074:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:549:54 PM–23:4211:42 PMa 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

Cara06:006:00 AM–07:277:27 AMneutral
Lābha07:277:27 AM–08:548:54 AMgood
Amṛta08:548:54 AM–10:2010:20 AMgood
Kāla10:2010:20 AM–11:4711:47 AMavoid
Śubha11:4711:47 AM–13:141:14 PMgood
Roga13:141:14 PM–14:402:40 PMavoid
Udvega14:402:40 PM–16:074:07 PMavoid
Cara16:074:07 PM–17:345:34 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:345:34 PM–19:077:07 PMavoid
Kāla19:077:07 PM–20:408:40 PMavoid
Lābha20:408:40 PM–22:1310:13 PMgood
Udvega22:1310:13 PM–23:4711:47 PMavoid
Śubha23:4711:47 PM–25:201:20 AM+1good
Amṛta25:201:20 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1good
Cara26:532:53 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1neutral
Roga28:264:26 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 30:006:00 AM+1

06:006:00 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 12:5212:52 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 25:421:42 AM+1
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:534:53 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:2010:20 AM–11:4711:47 AM
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:137:13 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4711:47 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:137:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraHasta12:5212:52 PMCitrā
YogaGaṇḍa25:42 01:421:42 AM SatVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava16:534:53 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:00 06:006:00 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 979
Day length
11 h 33 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
20:458:45 PM
Moonset
08:018:01 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:076:07 AM07:557:55 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:277:27 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:198:19 AM09:059:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:2010:20 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:5612:56 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:402:40 PM16:074:07 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:345:34 PM19:137:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:345:34 PM17:585:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:345:34 PM18:486:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:549:54 PM23:4211:42 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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