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Tuesday 28 January 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 05:525:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:168:16 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Gaṇeśa Jayantī · Maghi Ganesh Jayanti

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

AlsoTila Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:536:53 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 39° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 11% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 39° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:015:01 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2511:25 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:155:15 PM–17:415:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:155:15 PM–18:336:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4612:46 AM+1–26:342:34 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:308:30 AM–09:149:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:039:03 AM–10:2510:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4711:47 AM–13:091:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:022:02 PM–15:503:50 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:312:31 PM–15:533:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2810:28 PM–23:2111:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga06:196:19 AM–07:417:41 AMavoid
Udvega07:417:41 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Cara09:039:03 AM–10:2510:25 AMneutral
Lābha10:2510:25 AM–11:4711:47 AMgood
Amṛta11:4711:47 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Kāla13:091:09 PM–14:312:31 PMavoid
Śubha14:312:31 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Roga15:533:53 PM–17:155:15 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:155:15 PM–18:536:53 PMavoid
Lābha18:536:53 PM–20:318:31 PMgood
Udvega20:318:31 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:4711:47 PMgood
Amṛta23:4711:47 PM–25:251:25 AM+1good
Cara25:251:25 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1neutral
Roga27:033:03 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:414:41 AM+1–30:196:19 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:196:19 AM+1

06:196:19 AM sunrise17:155:15 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 06:536:53 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 25:021:02 AM+1
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 19:037:03 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2511:25 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:312:31 PM–15:533:53 PM
Pradoṣa 17:155:15 PM–18:596:59 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:533:53 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 56 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:596:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthīpast sunrisePañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā06:536:53 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha25:02 01:021:02 AM WedŚiva
KaraṇaVaṇija19:037:03 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:19 06:196:19 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 411
Day length
10 h 56 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:408:40 AM
Moonset
20:218:21 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:015:01 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:308:30 AM09:149:14 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:022:02 PM15:503:50 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:312:31 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM17:155:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:155:15 PM18:596:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:155:15 PM17:415:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:155:15 PM18:336:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2810:28 PM23:2111:21 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4612:46 AM+126:342:34 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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