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Thursday 24 January 1985 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 01:431:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:343:34+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṇeśa Jayantī · Maghi Ganesh Jayanti

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

AlsoTila Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

07:117:11 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:358:35 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

13:051:05 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown13:051:05 PM
At noon, 13:051:05 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 41° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta05:335:33 AM–06:226:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:585:58 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4112:41 PM–13:281:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:033:03 PM–15:503:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:596:59 PM–19:237:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:596:59 PM–20:128:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:132:13+1 AM–27:583:58+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:117:11 AM–08:398:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0810:08 AM–11:3611:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0711:07 AM–11:5411:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:332:33 PM–16:024:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:383:38 PM–17:245:24 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:503:50 PM–16:374:37 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

Śubha07:117:11 AM–08:398:39 AMgood
Roga08:398:39 AM–10:0810:08 AMavoid
Udvega10:0810:08 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Cara11:3611:36 AM–13:051:05 PMneutral
Lābha13:051:05 PM–14:332:33 PMgood
Amṛta14:332:33 PM–16:024:02 PMgood
Kāla16:024:02 PM–17:305:30 PMavoid
Śubha17:305:30 PM–18:596:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:596:59 PM–20:308:30 PMgood
Cara20:308:30 PM–22:0210:02 PMneutral
Roga22:0210:02 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Kāla23:3311:33 PM–25:051:05+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:051:05+1 AM–26:362:36+1 AMgood
Udvega26:362:36+1 AM–28:084:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:084:08+1 AM–29:405:40+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:405:40+1 AM–31:117:11+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:117:11+1 AM

07:117:11 AM sunrise18:596:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:343:34+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 08:358:35 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 14:352:35 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 27:343:34+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4112:41 PM–13:281:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:332:33 PM–16:024:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:596:59 PM–20:368:36 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41+1 AM–25:291:29+1 AM

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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:281:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:024:02 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:368:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī27:34 03:343:34 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā08:358:35 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaParighapast sunriseŚiva
KaraṇaVaṇija14:352:35 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra31:11 07:117:11 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2041
Śaka
1906
Kali
5085
Ahargaṇa
1 857 624
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:549:54 AM
Moonset
22:0210:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:335:33 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:335:33 AM06:226:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:585:58 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:117:11 AM08:398:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:5411:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0810:08 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:5411:54 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4112:41 PM13:291:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:281:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:374:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:332:33 PM16:024:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:033:03 PM15:503:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:383:38 PM17:245:24 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:503:50 PM16:374:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:374:37 PM18:596:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:596:59 PM20:368:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:596:59 PM19:237:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:596:59 PM20:128:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41+1 AM25:291:29+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:132:13+1 AM27:583:58+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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