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January 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 2 January 2002 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturthī

Budhavāra. Caturthī began at 06:046:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:173:17 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Saṅkaṣṭa Caturthī

Caturthī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:386:38 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:119:11 AM

Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 219° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 89% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 219° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:386:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:262:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:023:02 PM–16:304:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:165:16 PM–17:435:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:165:16 PM–18:366:36 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:587:58 AM–09:189:18 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3710:37 AM–11:5711:57 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3611:36 AM–12:1812:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5711:57 AM–13:171:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:293:29 AM+1–28:574:57 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

Lābha06:386:38 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Amṛta07:587:58 AM–09:189:18 AMgood
Kāla09:189:18 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Śubha10:3710:37 AM–11:5711:57 AMgood
Roga11:5711:57 AM–13:171:17 PMavoid
Udvega13:171:17 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Cara14:372:37 PM–15:563:56 PMneutral
Lābha15:563:56 PM–17:165:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:165:16 PM–18:566:56 PMavoid
Śubha18:566:56 PM–20:378:37 PMgood
Amṛta20:378:37 PM–22:1710:17 PMgood
Cara22:1710:17 PM–23:5711:57 PMneutral
Roga23:5711:57 PM–25:371:37 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:371:37 AM+1–27:183:18 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:183:18 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1good
Udvega28:584:58 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:386:38 AM to 30:386:38 AM+1

06:386:38 AM sunrise17:165:16 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 16:304:30 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 09:119:11 AM
Prītiuntil 29:415:41 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:404:40 PM
Bālavauntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5711:57 AM–13:171:17 PM
Pradoṣa 17:165:16 PM–19:037:03 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:171:17 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:037:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturthī27:17 03:173:17 AM ThuPañcamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā16:304:30 PMMaghā
YogaViṣkambha09:119:11 AMPrīti
KaraṇaBava16:404:40 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:38 06:386:38 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 811
Day length
10 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
20:358:35 PM
Moonset
09:139:13 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:386:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:386:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:386:38 AM08:468:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:189:18 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:468:46 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM11:5711:57 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5711:57 AM13:171:17 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:023:02 PM16:304:30 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:165:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:165:16 PM19:037:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:165:16 PM17:435:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:165:16 PM18:366:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:293:29 AM+128:574:57 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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