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Monday 9 February 1970 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Somavāra. Caturthī began at 00:1012:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:469:46 PM.

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

06:326:32 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5310:53 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 13% 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 muhūrta04:494:49 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:326:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:507:50 PM–21:199:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:567:56 AM–09:209:20 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4410:44 AM–12:0812:08 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5310:53 AM–12:2212:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3012:30 PM–13:151:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:311:31 PM–14:552:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:442:44 PM–15:293:29 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

Amṛta06:326:32 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Kāla07:567:56 AM–09:209:20 AMavoid
Śubha09:209:20 AM–10:4410:44 AMgood
Roga10:4410:44 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Udvega12:0812:08 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Cara13:311:31 PM–14:552:55 PMneutral
Lābha14:552:55 PM–16:194:19 PMgood
Amṛta16:194:19 PM–17:435:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:435:43 PM–19:197:19 PMneutral
Roga19:197:19 PM–20:558:55 PMavoid
Kāla20:558:55 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Lābha22:3110:31 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0712:07+1 AM–25:431:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:431:43+1 AM–27:193:19+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:193:19+1 AM–28:554:55+1 AMgood
Cara28:554:55+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:326:32 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM

06:326:32 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 21:469:46 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 24:1812:18+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 18:036:03 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:5310:53 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:469:46 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:567:56 AM–09:209:20 AM
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:267:26 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:209:20 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 12 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  8. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī21:469:46 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā24:18 00:1812:18 AM TueRevatī
YogaSiddha18:036:03 PMSādhya
KaraṇaVaṇija10:5310:53 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:31 06:316:31 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 852 161
Day length
11 h 12 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
08:368:36 AM
Moonset
21:109:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:494:49 AM06:326:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:494:49 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:326:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:326:32 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:567:56 AM09:209:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM12:0812:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5310:53 AM12:2212:22 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4411:44 AM12:3212:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:151:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:311:31 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:442:44 PM15:293:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:507:50 PM21:199:19 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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