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Saturday 4 December 1948 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Caturthī

Śanivāra. Caturthī began at 20:418:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:359:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Vināyaka Caturthī

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

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:039:03 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 14% 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 muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:305:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:035:03 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:487:48 PM–21:309:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:236:23 AM–07:437:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:236:23 AM–07:067:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:067:06 AM–07:487:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:349:34 AM–11:1711:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:031:03 PM–14:242:24 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

Kāla06:236:23 AM–07:437:43 AMavoid
Śubha07:437:43 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Roga09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Udvega10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Cara11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMneutral
Lābha13:031:03 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Amṛta14:242:24 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Kāla15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Udvega18:446:44 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Śubha20:248:24 PM–22:0410:04 PMgood
Amṛta22:0410:04 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Cara23:4411:44 PM–25:241:24+1 AMneutral
Roga25:241:24+1 AM–27:043:04+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:043:04+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:444:44+1 AM–30:236:23+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:236:23+1 AM

06:236:23 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:359:35 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 26:362:36+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 21:209:20 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:039:03 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:359:35 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AM
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:2310:23 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 41 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī21:359:35 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā26:36 02:362:36 AM SunŚravaṇa
YogaVṛddhi21:209:20 PMDhruva
KaraṇaVaṇija09:039:03 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:23 06:236:23 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2005
Śaka
1870
Kali
5049
Ahargaṇa
1 844 424
Day length
10 h 41 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
09:459:45 AM
Moonset
20:218:21 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:305:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:035:03 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:236:23 AM07:437:43 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:236:23 AM07:067:06 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:067:06 AM07:487:48 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:349:34 AM11:1711:17 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:031:03 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:487:48 PM21:309:30 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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