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Wednesday 8 May 2019 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 23:4711:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2910:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

04:544:54 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1011:10 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 82° above S. Day length 13 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:273:27 AM–04:114:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:493:49 AM–04:544:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:086:08 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:086:08 PM–19:127:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:053:05 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:336:33 AM–08:128:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:519:51 AM–11:3111:31 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0411:04 AM–11:5711:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3111:31 AM–13:101:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:399:39 PM–23:1211:12 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

Lābha04:544:54 AM–06:336:33 AMgood
Amṛta06:336:33 AM–08:128:12 AMgood
Kāla08:128:12 AM–09:519:51 AMavoid
Śubha09:519:51 AM–11:3111:31 AMgood
Roga11:3111:31 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Udvega13:101:10 PM–14:492:49 PMavoid
Cara14:492:49 PM–16:284:28 PMneutral
Lābha16:284:28 PM–18:086:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:086:08 PM–19:287:28 PMavoid
Śubha19:287:28 PM–20:498:49 PMgood
Amṛta20:498:49 PM–22:1010:10 PMgood
Cara22:1010:10 PM–23:3011:30 PMneutral
Roga23:3011:30 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:5112:51 AM+1–26:122:12 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:122:12 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1good
Udvega27:323:32 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:544:54 AM to 28:534:53 AM+1

04:544:54 AM sunrise18:086:08 PM sunsetsunrise 28:534:53 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:2910:29 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 13:301:30 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 18:476:47 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:1011:10 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:2910:29 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3111:31 AM–13:101:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:086:08 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:101:10 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 14 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī22:2910:29 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā13:301:30 PMĀrdrā
YogaSukarmā18:476:47 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaVaṇija11:1011:10 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra28:53 04:534:53 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 146
Day length
13 h 14 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
07:397:39 AM
Moonset
21:349:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:273:27 AM04:544:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:273:27 AM04:114:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:493:49 AM04:544:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:544:54 AM07:327:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:336:33 AM08:128:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:327:32 AM10:1110:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:519:51 AM11:3111:31 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0411:04 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3111:31 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM18:086:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:086:08 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:086:08 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:086:08 PM19:127:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:399:39 PM23:1211:12 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:053:05 AM+128:384:38 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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