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February 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 11 February 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 15:483:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:325:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṇeśa Jayantī · Maghi Ganesh Jayanti

Caturthī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:314:31 PM

Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 45° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 15% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 45° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:016:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:1711:17 AM–13:021:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:245:24 PM–17:515:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:245:24 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:148:14 AM–09:339:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5110:51 AM–12:1012:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4911:49 AM–12:3112:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:291:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:525:52+1 AM–31:397:39+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:556:55 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Amṛta08:148:14 AM–09:339:33 AMgood
Kāla09:339:33 AM–10:5110:51 AMavoid
Śubha10:5110:51 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Roga12:1012:10 PM–13:291:29 PMavoid
Udvega13:291:29 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Cara14:472:47 PM–16:064:06 PMneutral
Lābha16:064:06 PM–17:245:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:245:24 PM–19:067:06 PMavoid
Śubha19:067:06 PM–20:478:47 PMgood
Amṛta20:478:47 PM–22:2810:28 PMgood
Cara22:2810:28 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0912:09+1 AM–25:511:51+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:511:51+1 AM–27:323:32+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:323:32+1 AM–29:135:13+1 AMgood
Udvega29:135:13+1 AM–30:546:54+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:546:54+1 AM

06:556:55 AM sunrise17:245:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:546:54+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 17:325:32 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 16:314:31 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 30:236:23+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 17:325:32 PM
Bavauntil 30:366:36+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1012:10 PM–13:291:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:245:24 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:291:29 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 29 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī17:325:32 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā16:314:31 PMRevatī
YogaSādhya30:23 06:236:23 AM ThuŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi17:325:32 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:54 06:546:54 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 145
Day length
10 h 29 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
08:448:44 AM
Moonset
21:319:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:016:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:148:14 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5110:51 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1711:17 AM13:021:02 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:245:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:245:24 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:245:24 PM17:515:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:245:24 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:525:52+1 AM31:397:39+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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