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Friday 1 March 2013 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Śukravāra. Caturthī began at 01:431:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1412:14 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:349:34 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 66° above N. Day length 12 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 222° ahead of it, in Citrā, 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 muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:368:36 PM–22:0910:09 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:427:42 AM–09:179:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:398:39 AM–09:309:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5310:53 AM–12:2912:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2011:20 AM–12:5312:53 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:5412:54 PM–13:451:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:403:40 PM–17:165:16 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara06:066:06 AM–07:427:42 AMneutral
Lābha07:427:42 AM–09:179:17 AMgood
Amṛta09:179:17 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Kāla10:5310:53 AM–12:2912:29 PMavoid
Śubha12:2912:29 PM–14:042:04 PMgood
Roga14:042:04 PM–15:403:40 PMavoid
Udvega15:403:40 PM–17:165:16 PMavoid
Cara17:165:16 PM–18:516:51 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:516:51 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Kāla20:168:16 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Lābha21:409:40 PM–23:0511:05 PMgood
Udvega23:0511:05 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2912:29 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Amṛta25:531:53 AM+1–27:183:18 AM+1good
Cara27:183:18 AM+1–28:424:42 AM+1neutral
Roga28:424:42 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:076:07 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 24:1412:14 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 26:472:47 AM+1
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 09:349:34 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:001:00 PM
Bālavauntil 24:1412:14 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5310:53 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:5412:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05 AM+1–24:5312:53 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2912:29 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī24:14 00:1412:14 AM SatPañcamī
NakṣatraCitrā26:47 02:472:47 AM SatSvātī
YogaGaṇḍa09:349:34 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava13:001:00 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:07 06:076:07 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 887
Day length
12 h 45 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
20:488:48 PM
Moonset
09:179:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:179:17 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:398:39 AM09:309:30 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:2912:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2011:20 AM12:5312:53 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:451:45 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM16:184:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:403:40 PM17:165:16 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:184:18 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:147:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:368:36 PM22:0910:09 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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