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Wednesday 28 February 2024 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 23:2411:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:491:49 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3812:38 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 11 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 AM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Citrā, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:292:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:355:35 PM–17:595:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:355:35 PM–18:496:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4312:43 AM+1–26:312:31 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:267:26 AM–08:538:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2010:20 AM–11:4711:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2311:23 AM–12:1012:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4711:47 AM–13:141:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:002:00 PM–15:473:47 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

Lābha05:595:59 AM–07:267:26 AMgood
Amṛta07:267:26 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Kāla08:538:53 AM–10:2010:20 AMavoid
Śubha10:2010:20 AM–11:4711:47 AMgood
Roga11:4711:47 AM–13:141:14 PMavoid
Udvega13:141:14 PM–14:412:41 PMavoid
Cara14:412:41 PM–16:084:08 PMneutral
Lābha16:084:08 PM–17:355:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:355:35 PM–19:087:08 PMavoid
Śubha19:087:08 PM–20:408:40 PMgood
Amṛta20:408:40 PM–22:1310:13 PMgood
Cara22:1310:13 PM–23:4611:46 PMneutral
Roga23:4611:46 PM–25:191:19 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:191:19 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:522:52 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1good
Udvega28:254:25 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:585:58 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise17:355:35 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:491:49 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 14:472:47 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:3812:38 PM
Bālavauntil 25:491:49 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4711:47 AM–13:141:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:355:35 PM–19:147:14 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:141:14 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:147:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī25:49 01:491:49 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraCitrāpast sunriseSvātī
YogaGaṇḍa14:472:47 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava12:3812:38 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:58 05:585:58 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 903
Day length
11 h 36 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
20:578:57 PM
Moonset
07:577:57 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:267:26 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2010:20 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4711:47 AM13:141:14 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:153:15 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:292:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:002:00 PM15:473:47 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:153:15 PM17:355:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:355:35 PM19:147:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:355:35 PM17:595:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:355:35 PM18:496:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4312:43 AM+126:312:31 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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