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Wednesday 22 November 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 02:422:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:255:25+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:034:03 PM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 48° above S. Day length 10 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:385:38 PM–18:046:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:385:38 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:034:03+1 AM–29:525:52+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:038:03 AM–09:259:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4710:47 AM–12:0912:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4711:47 AM–12:3112:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0912:09 PM–13:321:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:125:12 PM–19:017:01 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

Lābha06:406:40 AM–08:038:03 AMgood
Amṛta08:038:03 AM–09:259:25 AMgood
Kāla09:259:25 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Śubha10:4710:47 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Roga12:0912:09 PM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Udvega13:321:32 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Cara14:542:54 PM–16:164:16 PMneutral
Lābha16:164:16 PM–17:385:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:385:38 PM–19:167:16 PMavoid
Śubha19:167:16 PM–20:548:54 PMgood
Amṛta20:548:54 PM–22:3210:32 PMgood
Cara22:3210:32 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1012:10+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:471:47+1 AM–27:253:25+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:253:25+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMgood
Udvega29:035:03+1 AM–30:416:41+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:416:41+1 AM

06:406:40 AM sunrise17:385:38 PM sunsetsunrise 30:416:41+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 29:255:25+1 AM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 26:552:55+1 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:034:03 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:255:25+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0912:09 PM–13:321:32 PM
Pradoṣa 17:385:38 PM–19:237:23 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34+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 13:321:32 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 58 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:237:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī29:25 05:255:25 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunriseUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaŚūla26:55 02:552:55 AM ThuGaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija16:034:03 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:41 06:416:41 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 614
Day length
10 h 58 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
09:339:33 AM
Moonset
20:428:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:038:03 AM09:259:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:273:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:273:27 PM17:385:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:125:12 PM19:017:01 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:385:38 PM19:237:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:385:38 PM18:046:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:385:38 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:034:03+1 AM29:525:52+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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