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Friday 22 December 2017 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 17:285:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:537:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:436:43 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 44° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 14% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 44° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:228:22 AM–09:059:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:1310:13 AM–11:3211:32 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:3612:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:069:06 PM–22:5210:52 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

Cara06:166:16 AM–07:357:35 AMneutral
Lābha07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMgood
Amṛta08:548:54 AM–10:1310:13 AMgood
Kāla10:1310:13 AM–11:3211:32 AMavoid
Śubha11:3211:32 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Roga12:5212:52 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Udvega14:112:11 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Cara15:303:30 PM–16:494:49 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:494:49 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid
Kāla18:306:30 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Lābha20:118:11 PM–21:529:52 PMgood
Udvega21:529:52 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Śubha23:3311:33 PM–25:141:14 AM+1good
Amṛta25:141:14 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1good
Cara26:552:55 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1neutral
Roga28:354:35 AM+1–30:166:16 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:166:16 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:537:53 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 16:414:41 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 28:444:44 AM+1
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 06:436:43 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:537:53 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:1310:13 AM–11:3211:32 AM
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:376:37 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3211:32 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:376:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī19:537:53 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa16:414:41 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaHarṣaṇa28:44 04:444:44 AM SatVajra
KaraṇaVaṇija06:436:43 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra30:16 06:166:16 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 644
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:089:08 AM
Moonset
20:248:24 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:357:35 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:228:22 AM09:059:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:1310:13 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:3612:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:432:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:303:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:432:43 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:376:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:069:06 PM22:5210:52 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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