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Wednesday 12 February 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 00:2312:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:109:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:169:16 AM

Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 223° ahead of it, in Hasta, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 223° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:252:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:255:25 PM–17:515:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:255:25 PM–18:426:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:301:30 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:367:36 AM–09:009:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2410:24 AM–11:4811:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2611:26 AM–12:1112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4811:48 AM–13:121:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:514:51 PM–18:176:17 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

Lābha06:116:11 AM–07:367:36 AMgood
Amṛta07:367:36 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Kāla09:009:00 AM–10:2410:24 AMavoid
Śubha10:2410:24 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Roga11:4811:48 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Udvega13:121:12 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Cara14:372:37 PM–16:014:01 PMneutral
Lābha16:014:01 PM–17:255:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:255:25 PM–19:017:01 PMavoid
Śubha19:017:01 PM–20:378:37 PMgood
Amṛta20:378:37 PM–22:1210:12 PMgood
Cara22:1210:12 PM–23:4811:48 PMneutral
Roga23:4811:48 PM–25:241:24 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:241:24 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:592:59 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1good
Udvega28:354:35 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:116:11 AM sunrise17:255:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:109:10 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 09:169:16 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 21:069:06 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:4510:45 AM
Bālavauntil 21:109:10 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4811:48 AM–13:121:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:255:25 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:121:12 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 14 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī21:109:10 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī09:169:16 AMHasta
YogaDhṛti21:069:06 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava10:4510:45 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 426
Day length
11 h 14 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
20:568:56 PM
Moonset
08:338:33 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:367:36 AM09:009:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:252:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:255:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:514:51 PM18:176:17 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:255:25 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:255:25 PM17:515:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:255:25 PM18:426:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:301:30 AM+126:572:57 AM+1sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
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