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Monday 10 February 1997 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 00:2312:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:349:34 PM.

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

06:116:11 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5410:54 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 11 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 43° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:235:23 PM–18:506:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:407:40 AM–09:099:09 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:378:37 AM–10:0410:04 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3810:38 AM–12:0712:07 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3112:31 PM–13:181:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:361:36 PM–15:053:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:532:53 PM–15:413:41 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

Amṛta06:116:11 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Kāla07:407:40 AM–09:099:09 AMavoid
Śubha09:099:09 AM–10:3810:38 AMgood
Roga10:3810:38 AM–12:0712:07 PMavoid
Udvega12:0712:07 PM–13:361:36 PMavoid
Cara13:361:36 PM–15:053:05 PMneutral
Lābha15:053:05 PM–16:344:34 PMgood
Amṛta16:344:34 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:036:03 PM–19:347:34 PMneutral
Roga19:347:34 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Kāla21:059:05 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Lābha22:3610:36 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0712:07+1 AM–25:381:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:381:38+1 AM–27:093:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:093:09+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMgood
Cara28:404:40+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:106:10+1 AM

06:116:11 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:349:34 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 21:459:45 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 13:401:40 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:5410:54 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:349:34 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:407:40 AM–09:099:09 AM
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:099:09 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī21:349:34 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā21:459:45 PMRevatī
YogaSiddha13:401:40 PMSādhya
KaraṇaVaṇija10:5410:54 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 024
Day length
11 h 53 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
08:428:42 AM
Moonset
21:069:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:407:40 AM09:099:09 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:378:37 AM10:0410:04 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:181:18 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:361:36 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:532:53 PM15:413:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:235:23 PM18:506:50 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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