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Tuesday 21 January 1969 · Tehran, Iran

Māgha Śukla Caturthī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturthī began at 00:0512:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3510:35 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

07:127:12 AM

Caturthī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1411:14 AM

Vaṇija gives way to Viṣṭi.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 42° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 13% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 42° falls in Śukla Caturthī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:382:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:205:20 PM–17:485:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:205:20 PM–18:436:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:303:30+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:139:13 AM–09:549:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:449:44 AM–11:0011:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1612:16 PM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:482:48 PM–16:044:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:056:05 PM–19:397:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5210:52 PM–23:4811:48 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

Roga07:127:12 AM–08:288:28 AMavoid
Udvega08:288:28 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Cara09:449:44 AM–11:0011:00 AMneutral
Lābha11:0011:00 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Amṛta12:1612:16 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Śubha14:482:48 PM–16:044:04 PMgood
Roga16:044:04 PM–17:205:20 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:205:20 PM–19:047:04 PMavoid
Lābha19:047:04 PM–20:488:48 PMgood
Udvega20:488:48 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–24:1612:16+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1612:16+1 AM–26:002:00+1 AMgood
Cara26:002:00+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMneutral
Roga27:433:43+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:275:27+1 AM–31:117:11+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:117:11+1 AM

07:127:12 AM sunrise17:205:20 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturthīuntil 22:3510:35 PM
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 11:4711:47 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 15:313:31 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:1411:14 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:3510:35 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:482:48 PM–16:044:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:205:20 PM–19:117:11 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  3. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:044:04 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 08 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:117:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PañcamīTithi: Caturthī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Caturthī22:3510:35 PMPañcamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā11:4711:47 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān15:313:31 PMParigha
KaraṇaVaṇija11:1411:14 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:11 07:117:11 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 777
Day length
10 h 08 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:279:27 AM
Moonset
21:039:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:139:13 AM09:549:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:0011:00 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:183:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:382:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:482:48 PM16:044:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:183:18 PM17:205:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:205:20 PM19:117:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:205:20 PM17:485:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:205:20 PM18:436:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:056:05 PM19:397:39 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5210:52 PM23:4811:48 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:303:30+1 AM29:055:05+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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