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Monday 10 February 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 01:231:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3410:34 PM.

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

06:586:58 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5411:54 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:5512:55 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 11 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5512:55 PM
At noon, 12:5512:55 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 43° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–06:586:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3112:31 PM–13:191:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:542:54 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:236:23 PM–19:507:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–20:058:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:278:27 AM–09:569:56 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:379:37 AM–11:0411:04 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2611:26 AM–12:5512:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:191:19 PM–14:062:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:423:42 PM–16:294:29 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

Amṛta06:586:58 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Kāla08:278:27 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Śubha09:569:56 AM–11:2611:26 AMgood
Roga11:2611:26 AM–12:5512:55 PMavoid
Udvega12:5512:55 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Cara14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PMneutral
Lābha15:543:54 PM–17:235:23 PMgood
Amṛta17:235:23 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:526:52 PM–20:238:23 PMneutral
Roga20:238:23 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Kāla21:549:54 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Lābha23:2411:24 PM–24:5512:55+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5512:55+1 AM–26:262:26+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:262:26+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:563:56+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood
Cara29:275:27+1 AM–30:586:58+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:586:58 AM to 30:586:58+1 AM

06:586:58 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:3410:34 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 22:4510:45 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 14:402:40 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:5411:54 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:3410:34 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:278:27 AM–09:569:56 AM
Abhijit 12:3112:31 PM–13:191:19 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31+1 AM–25:191:19+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:569:56 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:191:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī22:3410:34 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā22:4510:45 PMRevatī
YogaSiddha14:402:40 PMSādhya
KaraṇaVaṇija11:5411:54 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:58 06:586:58 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 024
Day length
11 h 55 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
09:299:29 AM
Moonset
21:549:54 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM06:586:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM06:586:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:586:58 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:278:27 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:4411:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:379:37 AM11:0411:04 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2611:26 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:191:19 PM14:062:06 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:542:54 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:423:42 PM16:294:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:236:23 PM19:507:50 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM20:058:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31+1 AM25:191:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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