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January 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 21 January 1999 · Queens, New York, United States

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Guruvāra. Caturthī began at 09:299:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:208:20 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śrī Pañcamī

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

AlsoVasanta Pañcamī determinate

At sunrise

07:157:15 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:208:20 AM

Caturthī gives way to Pañcamī.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 50° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 18% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 50° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:205:20 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:157:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:441:44 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:442:44 PM–16:174:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:157:15 AM–08:288:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2910:29 AM–11:0811:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:201:20 PM–14:332:33 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM–15:023:02 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

Śubha07:157:15 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Roga08:288:28 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Udvega09:419:41 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Cara10:5410:54 AM–12:0712:07 PMneutral
Lābha12:0712:07 PM–13:201:20 PMgood
Amṛta13:201:20 PM–14:332:33 PMgood
Kāla14:332:33 PM–15:463:46 PMavoid
Śubha15:463:46 PM–16:594:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:594:59 PM–18:466:46 PMgood
Cara18:466:46 PM–20:338:33 PMneutral
Roga20:338:33 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Kāla22:2010:20 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0612:06+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMgood
Udvega25:531:53+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:403:40+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:275:27+1 AM–31:147:14+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:157:15 AM to 31:147:14+1 AM

07:157:15 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 08:208:20 AM
Pañcamīuntil 30:536:53+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 22:3010:30 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 26:032:03+1 AM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:208:20 AM
Bavauntil 19:387:38 PM
Bālavauntil 30:536:53+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:201:20 PM–14:332:33 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:536:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:332:33 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:536:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  12. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  13. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī08:208:20 AMPañcamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā22:3010:30 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha26:03 02:032:03 AM FriŚiva
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:208:20 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:14 07:147:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 734
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:449:44 AM
Moonset
21:279:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:205:20 AM07:157:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:205:20 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:157:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:157:15 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:288:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:419:41 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2910:29 AM11:0811:08 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:201:20 PM14:332:33 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:441:44 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:232:23 PM15:023:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:442:44 PM16:174:17 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:536:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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