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Wednesday 4 February 1976 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 16:114:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:326:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṇeśa Jayantī · Maghi Ganesh Jayanti

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

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:0911:09 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:485:48 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:416:41 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:024:02+1 AM–29:505:50+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:298:29 AM–09:539:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1711:17 AM–12:4112:41 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–13:031:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4112:41 PM–14:042:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:155:15 PM–19:037:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha07:057:05 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Amṛta08:298:29 AM–09:539:53 AMgood
Kāla09:539:53 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Śubha11:1711:17 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Roga12:4112:41 PM–14:042:04 PMavoid
Udvega14:042:04 PM–15:283:28 PMavoid
Cara15:283:28 PM–16:524:52 PMneutral
Lābha16:524:52 PM–18:166:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:166:16 PM–19:527:52 PMavoid
Śubha19:527:52 PM–21:289:28 PMgood
Amṛta21:289:28 PM–23:0411:04 PMgood
Cara23:0411:04 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMneutral
Roga24:4012:40+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:172:17+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:533:53+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Udvega29:295:29+1 AM–31:057:05+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:057:05+1 AM

07:057:05 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 18:326:32 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 11:0911:09 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:326:32 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:4112:41 PM–14:042:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:042:04 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 10 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī18:326:32 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadāpast sunriseRevatī
YogaŚiva11:0911:09 AMSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:326:32 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2032
Śaka
1897
Kali
5076
Ahargaṇa
1 854 347
Day length
11 h 10 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
09:179:17 AM
Moonset
21:489:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:485:48 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:539:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM14:042:04 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:155:15 PM19:037:03 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:416:41 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:024:02+1 AM29:505:50+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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