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Tuesday 31 January 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 03:443:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:412:41+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

06:526:52 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:418:41 AM

Parigha gives way to Śiva.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 12% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 40° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:526:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:511:51 PM–15:263:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:521:52 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:225:22 PM–17:495:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:225:22 PM–18:436:43 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:588:58 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:309:30 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0712:07 PM–13:261:26 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–16:034:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4610:46 PM–23:4011:40 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

Roga06:526:52 AM–08:118:11 AMavoid
Udvega08:118:11 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Cara09:309:30 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Amṛta12:0712:07 PM–13:261:26 PMgood
Kāla13:261:26 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–16:034:03 PMgood
Roga16:034:03 PM–17:225:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:225:22 PM–19:037:03 PMavoid
Lābha19:037:03 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Śubha22:2510:25 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0712:07+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMgood
Cara25:481:48+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMneutral
Roga27:293:29+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:105:10+1 AM–30:526:52+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:526:52 AM to 30:526:52+1 AM

06:526:52 AM sunrise17:225:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:526:52+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 26:412:41+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 21:459:45 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 08:418:41 AM
Śivauntil 30:356:35+1 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 15:153:15 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:412:41+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–16:034:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:225:22 PM–19:107:10 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:034:03 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 29 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī26:41 02:412:41 AM WedPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā21:459:45 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha08:418:41 AMŚiva
KaraṇaVaṇija15:153:15 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:52 06:526:52 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 319
Day length
10 h 29 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
08:548:54 AM
Moonset
20:508:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:526:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:526:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:526:52 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:0411:04 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:588:58 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:309:30 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:163:16 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:511:51 PM15:263:26 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:521:52 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:034:03 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:163:16 PM17:225:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:225:22 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:225:22 PM17:495:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:225:22 PM18:436:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4610:46 PM23:4011:40 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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