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Tuesday 20 January 1942 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 23:2411:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4610:46 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

06:546:54 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5910:59 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 43° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 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 muhūrta05:065:06 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:546:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:362:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:235:23 PM–17:505:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:235:23 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:126:12 AM+1–31:507:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:319:31 AM–10:5010:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0912:09 PM–13:271:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:054:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:258:25 PM–22:0310:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4810:48 PM–23:4211:42 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

Roga06:546:54 AM–08:138:13 AMavoid
Udvega08:138:13 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Cara09:319:31 AM–10:5010:50 AMneutral
Lābha10:5010:50 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Amṛta12:0912:09 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Kāla13:271:27 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Śubha14:462:46 PM–16:054:05 PMgood
Roga16:054:05 PM–17:235:23 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:235:23 PM–19:057:05 PMavoid
Lābha19:057:05 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Udvega20:468:46 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Śubha22:2710:27 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0912:09 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1good
Cara25:501:50 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1neutral
Roga27:313:31 AM+1–29:125:12 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:125:12 AM+1–30:546:54 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:546:54 AM sunrise17:235:23 PM sunsetsunrise 30:546:54 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:4610:46 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 13:541:54 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 19:467:46 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:5910:59 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:4610:46 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:054:05 PM
Pradoṣa 17:235:23 PM–19:127:12 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:054:05 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 30 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:127:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī22:4610:46 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā13:541:54 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān19:467:46 PMParigha
KaraṇaVaṇija10:5910:59 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:54 06:546:54 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1998
Śaka
1863
Kali
5042
Ahargaṇa
1 841 914
Day length
10 h 30 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:099:09 AM
Moonset
20:588:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:546:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:546:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:546:54 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:319:31 AM10:5010:50 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:362:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:054:05 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:235:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:235:23 PM19:127:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:235:23 PM17:505:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:235:23 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:258:25 PM22:0310:03 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4810:48 PM23:4211:42 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:126:12 AM+131:507:50 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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