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Friday 23 January 2015 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 22:5110:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:467:46 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

07:257:25 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 44° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:585:58 PM–18:236:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:585:58 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:579:57 PM–23:2511:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:397:39 AM–09:089:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:328:32 AM–09:199:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3610:36 AM–12:0412:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:151:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:141:14 PM–14:412:41 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:013:01 PM–16:304:30 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:116:11 AM–07:397:39 AMneutral
Lābha07:397:39 AM–09:089:08 AMgood
Amṛta09:089:08 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Kāla10:3610:36 AM–12:0412:04 PMavoid
Śubha12:0412:04 PM–13:331:33 PMgood
Roga13:331:33 PM–15:013:01 PMavoid
Udvega15:013:01 PM–16:304:30 PMavoid
Cara16:304:30 PM–17:585:58 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:585:58 PM–19:307:30 PMavoid
Kāla19:307:30 PM–21:019:01 PMavoid
Lābha21:019:01 PM–22:3310:33 PMgood
Udvega22:3310:33 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0512:05 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1good
Amṛta25:361:36 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1good
Cara27:083:08 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1neutral
Roga28:394:39 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:116:11 AM sunrise17:585:58 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 19:467:46 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 07:257:25 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 29:135:13 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 08:518:51 AM
Parighauntil 29:155:15 AM+1
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:169:16 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:467:46 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3610:36 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Pradoṣa 17:585:58 PM–19:367:36 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29 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. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0412:04 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:367:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  13. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī19:467:46 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā07:257:25 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān08:518:51 AMParigha
KaraṇaVaṇija09:169:16 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra30:11 06:116:11 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 580
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:478:47 AM
Moonset
21:079:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:089:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:328:32 AM09:199:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM12:0412:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:151:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:141:14 PM14:412:41 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:013:01 PM16:304:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM17:585:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:585:58 PM19:367:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:585:58 PM18:236:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:585:58 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:579:57 PM23:2511:25 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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