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Tuesday 5 December 2028 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 03:343:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:302:30 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:021:02 PM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

11:2511:25 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2511:25 AM
At noon, 11:2511:25 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 220° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 88% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 220° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:125:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0311:03 AM–11:4611:46 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:111:11 PM–13:531:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:443:44 PM–17:185:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:434:43 PM–17:105:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:434:43 PM–18:046:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:156:15 AM–07:507:50 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:138:13 AM–08:568:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:458:45 AM–10:0510:05 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2511:25 AM–12:4412:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:042:04 PM–15:243:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:0510:05 PM–22:5810:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:541:54 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1a 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

Roga06:066:06 AM–07:257:25 AMavoid
Udvega07:257:25 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Cara08:458:45 AM–10:0510:05 AMneutral
Lābha10:0510:05 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Amṛta11:2511:25 AM–12:4412:44 PMgood
Kāla12:4412:44 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Śubha14:042:04 PM–15:243:24 PMgood
Roga15:243:24 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:434:43 PM–18:246:24 PMavoid
Lābha18:246:24 PM–20:048:04 PMgood
Udvega20:048:04 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Śubha21:459:45 PM–23:2511:25 PMgood
Amṛta23:2511:25 PM–25:051:05 AM+1good
Cara25:051:05 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1neutral
Roga26:462:46 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:264:26 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:066:06 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise16:434:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:302:30 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 18:066:06 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 13:021:02 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:043:04 PM
Bālavauntil 26:302:30 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0311:03 AM–11:4611:46 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:042:04 PM–15:243:24 PM
Pradoṣa 16:434:43 PM–18:316:31 PM
Niśītha 23:0111:01 PM–23:4911:49 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:4611:46 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:243:24 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:316:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:4911:49 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī26:30 02:302:30 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu18:066:06 PMPuṣya
YogaŚukla13:021:02 PMBrahma
KaraṇaBava15:043:04 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:06 06:066:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 645
Day length
10 h 38 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
20:008:00 PM
Moonset
08:518:51 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:125:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:156:15 AM07:507:50 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:2110:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:138:13 AM08:568:56 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:0510:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0111:01 AM11:4911:49 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0311:03 AM11:4611:46 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:4412:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:111:11 PM13:531:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:042:04 PM15:243:24 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:434:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:443:44 PM17:185:18 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:434:43 PM18:316:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:434:43 PM17:105:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:434:43 PM18:046:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0510:05 PM22:5810:58 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0111:01 PM23:4911:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:541:54 AM+127:273:27 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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