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Wednesday 17 March 2021 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 18:296:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:598:59 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:286:28 AM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 44° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 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 muhūrta04:064:06 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:402:40 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:127:12 AM–08:428:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1210:12 AM–11:4211:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1811:18 AM–12:0612:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4211:42 AM–13:131:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:503:50 PM–17:395:39 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

Lābha05:415:41 AM–07:127:12 AMgood
Amṛta07:127:12 AM–08:428:42 AMgood
Kāla08:428:42 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Śubha10:1210:12 AM–11:4211:42 AMgood
Roga11:4211:42 AM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Udvega13:131:13 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–16:134:13 PMneutral
Lābha16:134:13 PM–17:445:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:445:44 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid
Śubha19:137:13 PM–20:438:43 PMgood
Amṛta20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMgood
Cara22:1210:12 PM–23:4211:42 PMneutral
Roga23:4211:42 PM–25:111:11 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:111:11 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:412:41 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1good
Udvega28:114:11 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:405:40 AM+1

05:415:41 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 20:598:59 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 06:286:28 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:427:42 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:598:59 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4211:42 AM–13:131:13 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:1811:18 PM–24:0612:06 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. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:131:13 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī20:598:59 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraBharaṇīpast sunriseKṛttikā
YogaIndra06:286:28 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaVaṇija07:427:42 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:40 05:405:40 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 825
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
08:038:03 AM
Moonset
21:129:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:064:06 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:064:06 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:068:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:127:12 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:068:06 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:4211:42 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4211:42 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:312:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:503:50 PM17:395:39 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:402:40 AM+128:284:28 AM+1sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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