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Wednesday 5 February 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 23:3811:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:231:23 AM+1.

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

06:386:38 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1711:17 AM

Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.

Noon

13:341:34 PM

The Sun 68° above N. Day length 13 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:341:34 PM
At noon, 13:341:34 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Uttara 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 muhūrta05:175:17 AM–05:575:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:523:52 PM–16:484:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:308:30 PM–20:508:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:308:30 PM–21:319:31 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:228:22 AM–10:0610:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5011:50 AM–13:341:34 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:061:06 PM–14:022:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:341:34 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:529:52 PM–23:3811:38 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

Lābha06:386:38 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Amṛta08:228:22 AM–10:0610:06 AMgood
Kāla10:0610:06 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Śubha11:5011:50 AM–13:341:34 PMgood
Roga13:341:34 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Udvega15:183:18 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid
Cara17:025:02 PM–18:466:46 PMneutral
Lābha18:466:46 PM–20:308:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:308:30 PM–21:469:46 PMavoid
Śubha21:469:46 PM–23:0211:02 PMgood
Amṛta23:0211:02 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Cara24:1812:18 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1neutral
Roga25:341:34 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:512:51 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:074:07 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Udvega29:235:23 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39 AM+1

06:386:38 AM sunrise20:308:30 PM sunsetsunrise 30:396:39 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 25:231:23 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 11:1711:17 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 13:561:56 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:2612:26 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:231:23 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:341:34 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 20:308:30 PM–21:519:51 PM
Niśītha 25:101:10 AM+1–25:581:58 AM+1

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. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 52 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:519:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:581:58 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī25:23 01:231:23 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā11:1711:17 AMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaŚiva13:561:56 PMSiddha
KaraṇaVaṇija12:2612:26 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:39 06:396:39 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 210
Day length
13 h 52 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:0110:01 AM
Moonset
22:4510:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM05:575:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM09:249:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:228:22 AM10:0610:06 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:249:24 AM12:1112:11 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:341:34 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:061:06 PM14:022:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:101:10 PM13:581:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:341:34 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:572:57 PM17:435:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:523:52 PM16:484:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:435:43 PM20:308:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:308:30 PM21:519:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:308:30 PM20:508:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:308:30 PM21:319:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:529:52 PM23:3811:38 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:101:10 AM+125:581:58 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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