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Wednesday 18 November 2020 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Kārtika Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 15:483:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:471:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Caturthī

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

AlsoVināyaka Caturthī determinate

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:471:47 PM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Viśākhā and the Moon 47° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 47° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:064:06 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:314:31 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:325:32 PM–17:565:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:325:32 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:337:33 PM–21:059:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:137:13 AM–08:418:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:0910:09 AM–11:3811:38 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2110:21 AM–11:5311:53 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:1411:14 AM–12:0112:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3811:38 AM–13:061:06 PMRāhu’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

Lābha05:445:44 AM–07:137:13 AMgood
Amṛta07:137:13 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Kāla08:418:41 AM–10:0910:09 AMavoid
Śubha10:0910:09 AM–11:3811:38 AMgood
Roga11:3811:38 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Udvega13:061:06 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Cara14:352:35 PM–16:034:03 PMneutral
Lābha16:034:03 PM–17:325:32 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:325:32 PM–19:037:03 PMavoid
Śubha19:037:03 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Amṛta20:358:35 PM–22:0610:06 PMgood
Cara22:0610:06 PM–23:3811:38 PMneutral
Roga23:3811:38 PM–25:101:10+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:101:10+1 AM–26:412:41+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:412:41+1 AM–28:134:13+1 AMgood
Udvega28:134:13+1 AM–29:445:44+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:445:44+1 AM

05:445:44 AM sunrise17:325:32 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 13:471:47 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 24:0812:08+1 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 24:2712:27+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:471:47 PM
Bavauntil 25:021:02+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3811:38 AM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 17:325:32 PM–19:097:09 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:061:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:097:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī13:471:47 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā24:08 00:0812:08 AM ThuUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaŚūla24:27 00:2712:27 AM ThuGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:471:47 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:44 05:445:44 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 706
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
09:099:09 AM
Moonset
21:089:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:064:06 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:064:06 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:314:31 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:068:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:137:13 AM08:418:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:068:06 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:0910:09 AM11:3811:38 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2110:21 AM11:5311:53 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1411:14 AM12:0112:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3811:38 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM15:103:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:103:10 PM17:325:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:325:32 PM19:097:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:325:32 PM17:565:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:325:32 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:337:33 PM21:059:05 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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