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Tuesday 28 January 2020 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 22:5210:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:161:16+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

06:116:11 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0312:03 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° 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
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:465:46 PM–19:347:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:027:02 AM–08:508:50 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:338:33 AM–09:209:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:089:08 AM–10:3710:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0612:06 PM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:033:03 PM–16:314:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5210:52 PM–23:4111:41 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

Roga06:116:11 AM–07:407:40 AMavoid
Udvega07:407:40 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Cara09:089:08 AM–10:3710:37 AMneutral
Lābha10:3710:37 AM–12:0612:06 PMgood
Amṛta12:0612:06 PM–13:341:34 PMgood
Kāla13:341:34 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Śubha15:033:03 PM–16:314:31 PMgood
Roga16:314:31 PM–18:006:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:006:00 PM–19:317:31 PMavoid
Lābha19:317:31 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Udvega21:039:03 PM–22:3410:34 PMavoid
Śubha22:3410:34 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0612:06+1 AM–25:371:37+1 AMgood
Cara25:371:37+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMneutral
Roga27:083:08+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:404:40+1 AM–30:116:11+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:116:11 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:161:16+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 26:432:43+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 18:026:02 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:0312:03 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:161:16+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:033:03 PM–16:314:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:314:31 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī25:16 01:161:16 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā26:43 02:432:43 AM WedUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha18:026:02 PMŚiva
KaraṇaVaṇija12:0312:03 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2076
Śaka
1941
Kali
5120
Ahargaṇa
1 870 411
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:558:55 AM
Moonset
21:059:05 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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:027:02 AM08:508:50 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:338:33 AM09:209:20 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0612:06 PM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:161:16 PM15:383:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:033:03 PM16:314:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:383:38 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:465:46 PM19:347:34 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5210:52 PM23:4111:41 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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