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Tuesday 19 December 2028 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 04:144:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:165:16 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:404:40 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:3111:31 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3111:31 AM
At noon, 11:3111:31 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 39° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 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 muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:171:17 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:484:48 PM–17:155:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:484:48 PM–18:096:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:537:53 PM–21:359:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:218:21 AM–09:039:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:538:53 AM–10:1210:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:399:39 AM–11:2111:21 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:3111:31 AM–12:5012:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:1110:11 PM–23:0511:05 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

Roga06:146:14 AM–07:347:34 AMavoid
Udvega07:347:34 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Cara08:538:53 AM–10:1210:12 AMneutral
Lābha10:1210:12 AM–11:3111:31 AMgood
Amṛta11:3111:31 AM–12:5012:50 PMgood
Kāla12:5012:50 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Śubha14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Roga15:293:29 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:484:48 PM–18:296:29 PMavoid
Lābha18:296:29 PM–20:108:10 PMgood
Udvega20:108:10 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Śubha21:519:51 PM–23:3111:31 PMgood
Amṛta23:3111:31 PM–25:121:12 AM+1good
Cara25:121:12 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1neutral
Roga26:532:53 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:344:34 AM+1–30:156:15 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:156:15 AM+1

06:146:14 AM sunrise16:484:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 29:165:16 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 22:5210:52 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:404:40 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:165:16 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1011:10 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:102:10 PM–15:293:29 PM
Pradoṣa 16:484:48 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 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 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:293:29 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī29:16 05:165:16 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇapast sunriseDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta22:5210:52 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaVaṇija16:404:40 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:15 06:156:15 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 659
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
08:478:47 AM
Moonset
20:038:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:2810:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:218:21 AM09:039:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:399:39 AM11:2111:21 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1011:10 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3111:31 AM12:5012:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:171:17 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 PM16:484:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:484:48 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:484:48 PM17:155:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:484:48 PM18:096:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:537:53 PM21:359:35 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:1110:11 PM23:0511:05 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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