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Wednesday 21 March 2018 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 14:212:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5912:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5710:57 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 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 muhūrta04:024:02 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:264:26 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:5211:52 AM–13:251:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:455:45 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:455:45 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:087:08 AM–08:398:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1010:10 AM–11:4111:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1711:17 AM–12:0612:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4111:41 AM–13:121:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:034:03 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1a 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

Lābha05:375:37 AM–07:087:08 AMgood
Amṛta07:087:08 AM–08:398:39 AMgood
Kāla08:398:39 AM–10:1010:10 AMavoid
Śubha10:1010:10 AM–11:4111:41 AMgood
Roga11:4111:41 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Udvega13:121:12 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–16:144:14 PMneutral
Lābha16:144:14 PM–17:455:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:455:45 PM–19:147:14 PMavoid
Śubha19:147:14 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Amṛta20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMgood
Cara22:1210:12 PM–23:4111:41 PMneutral
Roga23:4111:41 PM–25:101:10 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:101:10 AM+1–26:392:39 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:392:39 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1good
Udvega28:074:07 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:365:36 AM+1

05:375:37 AM sunrise17:455:45 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 12:5912:59 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 16:314:31 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 10:5710:57 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:5912:59 PM
Bavauntil 24:1212:12 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4111:41 AM–13:121:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:455:45 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05 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. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:121:12 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī12:5912:59 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī16:314:31 PMKṛttikā
YogaVaidhṛti10:5710:57 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:5912:59 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:36 05:365:36 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 733
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:198:19 AM
Moonset
21:329:32 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:024:02 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:024:02 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:264:26 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:087:08 AM08:398:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:4111:41 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1711:17 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4111:41 AM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5211:52 AM13:251:25 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:455:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:455:45 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:455:45 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:455:45 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:034:03 AM+129:355:35 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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