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Friday 16 March 2040 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Phālguna Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 01:501:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:172:17 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

05:425:42 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3712:37 PM

Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.

Noon

11:4211:42 AM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4211:42 AM
At noon, 11:4211:42 AM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 41° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 41° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:064:06 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:425:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1911:19 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:312:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:127:12 AM–08:428:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:068:06 AM–08:548:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya08:308:30 AM–10:0910:09 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla10:1210:12 AM–11:4311:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:432:43 PM–16:134:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:4610:46 PM–24:2712:27 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

Cara05:425:42 AM–07:127:12 AMneutral
Lābha07:127:12 AM–08:428:42 AMgood
Amṛta08:428:42 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Kāla10:1210:12 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Śubha11:4311:43 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Roga13:131:13 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Udvega14:432:43 PM–16:134:13 PMavoid
Cara16:134:13 PM–17:435:43 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:435:43 PM–19:137:13 PMavoid
Kāla19:137:13 PM–20:438:43 PMavoid
Lābha20:438:43 PM–22:1210:12 PMgood
Udvega22:1210:12 PM–23:4211:42 PMavoid
Śubha23:4211:42 PM–25:121:12 AM+1good
Amṛta25:121:12 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1good
Cara26:412:41 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1neutral
Roga28:114:11 AM+1–29:415:41 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:425:42 AM to 29:415:41 AM+1

05:425:42 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:172:17 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 12:3712:37 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 14:572:57 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:581:58 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:172:17 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:1210:12 AM–11:4311:43 AM
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4311:43 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 01 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0612:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī26:17 02:172:17 AM SatPañcamī
NakṣatraAśvinī12:3712:37 PMBharaṇī
YogaIndra14:572:57 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaVaṇija13:581:58 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra29:41 05:415:41 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2096
Śaka
1961
Kali
5140
Ahargaṇa
1 877 764
Day length
12 h 01 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
07:537:53 AM
Moonset
21:009:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:064:06 AM05:425:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:064:06 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:425:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:425:42 AM08:068:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:127:12 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:068:06 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:068:06 AM08:548:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:308:30 AM10:0910:09 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:134:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:4610:46 PM24:2712:27 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1811:18 PM24:0612:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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