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Monday 16 January 2051 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 14:142:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3111:31 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

06:216:21 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3111:31 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 48° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 17% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 48° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:216:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:311:31 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:065:06 PM–17:325:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:065:06 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:582:58 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2310:23 AM–11:4411:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:041:04 PM–14:252:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:572:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:076:07 PM–19:367:36 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

Amṛta06:216:21 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Kāla07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Śubha09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AMgood
Roga10:2310:23 AM–11:4411:44 AMavoid
Udvega11:4411:44 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Cara13:041:04 PM–14:252:25 PMneutral
Lābha14:252:25 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Amṛta15:453:45 PM–17:065:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:065:06 PM–18:456:45 PMneutral
Roga18:456:45 PM–20:258:25 PMavoid
Kāla20:258:25 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Lābha22:0410:04 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Udvega23:4411:44 PM–25:231:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:231:23 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1good
Amṛta27:023:02 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1good
Cara28:424:42 AM+1–30:216:21 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21 AM+1

06:216:21 AM sunrise17:065:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:216:21 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 11:3111:31 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 12:1312:13 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 25:131:13 AM+1
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:3111:31 AM
Bavauntil 22:1210:12 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:427:42 AM–09:039:03 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:065:06 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:039:03 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī11:3111:31 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā12:1312:13 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān25:13 01:131:13 AM TueParigha
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:3111:31 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:21 06:216:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2107
Śaka
1972
Kali
5151
Ahargaṇa
1 881 722
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:488:48 AM
Moonset
21:039:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:216:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:216:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:216:21 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2310:23 AM11:4411:44 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4812:48 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4812:48 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:252:25 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:311:31 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM14:572:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM17:065:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:065:06 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:065:06 PM17:325:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:065:06 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:076:07 PM19:367:36 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:582:58 AM+128:274:27 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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