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Thursday 20 February 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 02:332:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4311:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:071:07 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:341:34 PM

The Sun 63° above N. Day length 13 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:341:34 PM
At noon, 13:341:34 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Hasta, 87% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 222° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:295:29 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:071:07 PM–14:002:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:352:35 PM–16:034:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:473:47 PM–16:404:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:138:13 PM–20:348:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:138:13 PM–21:179:17 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:556:55 AM–08:348:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1410:14 AM–11:5411:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2111:21 AM–12:1412:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:133:13 PM–16:534:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:404:40 PM–17:335:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:243:24 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1a 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

Śubha06:556:55 AM–08:348:34 AMgood
Roga08:348:34 AM–10:1410:14 AMavoid
Udvega10:1410:14 AM–11:5411:54 AMavoid
Cara11:5411:54 AM–13:341:34 PMneutral
Lābha13:341:34 PM–15:133:13 PMgood
Amṛta15:133:13 PM–16:534:53 PMgood
Kāla16:534:53 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid
Śubha18:336:33 PM–20:138:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:138:13 PM–21:339:33 PMgood
Cara21:339:33 PM–22:5310:53 PMneutral
Roga22:5310:53 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:1412:14 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:341:34 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1good
Udvega26:552:55 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:154:15 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1good
Amṛta29:355:35 AM+1–30:566:56 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:566:56 AM+1

06:556:55 AM sunrise20:138:13 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 23:4311:43 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 20:038:03 PM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 18:556:55 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:071:07 PM
Bālavauntil 23:4311:43 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 13:071:07 PM–14:002:00 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:133:13 PM–16:534:53 PM
Pradoṣa 20:138:13 PM–21:389:38 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 14:002:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:534:53 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  6. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 18 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:389:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:581:58 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī23:4311:43 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraHasta20:038:03 PMCitrā
YogaŚūla18:556:55 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava13:071:07 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:56 06:566:56 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 225
Day length
13 h 18 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
22:2510:25 PM
Moonset
10:1010:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:295:29 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:295:29 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:349:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:348:34 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:349:34 AM12:1412:14 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1410:14 AM11:5411:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:1412:14 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:071:07 PM14:002:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:101:10 PM13:581:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:352:35 PM16:034:03 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:532:53 PM17:335:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:133:13 PM16:534:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:473:47 PM16:404:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:404:40 PM17:335:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:335:33 PM20:138:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:138:13 PM21:389:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:138:13 PM20:348:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:138:13 PM21:179:17 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:101:10 AM+125:581:58 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:243:24 AM+128:524:52 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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