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Tuesday 16 December 2042 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 19:147:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:017:01 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:107:10 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:2911:29 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2911:29 AM
At noon, 11:2911:29 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 44° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 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 muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0811:08 AM–11:5111:51 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:151:15 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:464:46 PM–17:135:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:464:46 PM–18:076:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:305:30 PM–19:077:07 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya07:487:48 AM–09:259:25 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:198:19 AM–09:029:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:518:51 AM–10:1010:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2911:29 AM–12:4912:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:082:08 PM–15:273:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:0910:09 PM–23:0311:03 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

Roga06:136:13 AM–07:327:32 AMavoid
Udvega07:327:32 AM–08:518:51 AMavoid
Cara08:518:51 AM–10:1010:10 AMneutral
Lābha10:1010:10 AM–11:2911:29 AMgood
Amṛta11:2911:29 AM–12:4912:49 PMgood
Kāla12:4912:49 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Śubha14:082:08 PM–15:273:27 PMgood
Roga15:273:27 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:464:46 PM–18:276:27 PMavoid
Lābha18:276:27 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Udvega20:088:08 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Śubha21:499:49 PM–23:3011:30 PMgood
Amṛta23:3011:30 PM–25:111:11 AM+1good
Cara25:111:11 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1neutral
Roga26:512:51 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:324:32 AM+1–30:136:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:136:13 AM+1

06:136:13 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:017:01 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 28:014:01 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 26:452:45 AM+1
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:107:10 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:017:01 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0811:08 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:082:08 PM–15:273:27 PM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:346:34 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 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. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:273:27 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:346:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī19:017:01 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa28:01 04:014:01 AM WedDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta26:45 02:452:45 AM WedHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaVaṇija07:107:10 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:13 06:136:13 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2099
Śaka
1964
Kali
5143
Ahargaṇa
1 878 769
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:279:27 AM
Moonset
20:178:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:487:48 AM09:259:25 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:2610:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:198:19 AM09:029:02 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:518:51 AM10:1010:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0511:05 AM11:5311:53 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2911:29 AM12:4912:49 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3312:33 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:151:15 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:273:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:346:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:135:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:076:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:305:30 PM19:077:07 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0910:09 PM23:0311:03 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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