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Thursday 22 January 2026 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 05:185:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:594:59 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

06:596:59 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:574:57 PM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 40° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 11% 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 muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:405:40 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:379:37 AM–11:1411:14 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0512:05 PM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:555:55 PM–18:216:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:555:55 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:596:59 AM–08:218:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:439:43 AM–11:0511:05 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3710:37 AM–11:2111:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:491:49 PM–15:113:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:003:00 PM–15:443:44 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:2311:23 PM–24:5912:59 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

Śubha06:596:59 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Roga08:218:21 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Udvega09:439:43 AM–11:0511:05 AMavoid
Cara11:0511:05 AM–12:2712:27 PMneutral
Lābha12:2712:27 PM–13:491:49 PMgood
Amṛta13:491:49 PM–15:113:11 PMgood
Kāla15:113:11 PM–16:334:33 PMavoid
Śubha16:334:33 PM–17:555:55 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:555:55 PM–19:337:33 PMgood
Cara19:337:33 PM–21:119:11 PMneutral
Roga21:119:11 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Kāla22:4910:49 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2712:27 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1good
Udvega26:052:05 AM+1–27:433:43 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:433:43 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Amṛta29:215:21 AM+1–30:586:58 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:586:58 AM+1

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:555:55 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 28:594:59 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 16:574:57 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 20:088:08 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 17:115:11 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:594:59 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0512:05 PM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:491:49 PM–15:113:11 PM
Pradoṣa 17:555:55 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:113:11 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī28:59 04:594:59 AM FriPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā16:574:57 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān20:088:08 PMParigha
KaraṇaVaṇija17:115:11 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:58 06:586:58 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 597
Day length
10 h 57 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:119:11 AM
Moonset
21:079:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:405:40 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:218:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:2111:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:379:37 AM11:1411:14 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:439:43 AM11:0511:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3710:37 AM11:2111:21 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:331:33 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:491:49 PM15:113:11 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:003:00 PM15:443:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM17:555:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:555:55 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:555:55 PM18:216:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:555:55 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:2311:23 PM24:5912:59 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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